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Last year saw the highest ever number of gonorrhoea notifications in WA, following a decline in notifications in 2020 and 2021due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions limiting importation of overseas strains.
Opportunistic testing is important for prompt diagnosis and treatment because 80% of people with uncomplicated gonococcal cervicitis, most people with gonococcal pharyngitis or proctitis, and 10-15% of people with gonococcal urethritis have no symptoms.
Routine sexually transmissible infection (STI) testing every three months is recommended for people who may be at...
Last year saw the highest ever number of gonorrhoea notifications in WA, following a decline in notifications in 2020 and 2021due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions limiting importation of overseas strains.
Opportunistic testing is important for prompt diagnosis and treatment because 80% of people with uncomplicated gonococcal cervicitis, most people with gonococcal pharyngitis or proctitis, and 10-15% of people with gonococcal urethritis have no symptoms.
Routine sexually transmissible infection (STI) testing every three months is recommended for people who may be at...
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