Alexander W J, Griffith H, Housch J G, Holmes J R
Sex Transm Dis. 1984 Jul-Sep;11(3):156-8. doi: 10.1097/00007435-198407000-00007.
The productivity of gonorrhea case-finding among persons epidemiologically associated with children infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae was examined. During a 33-month period, 36 cases of gonococcal infection in children prompted the examination of 244 individuals who were identified as either sexual contacts, household associates, or nonhousehold associates. Overall, we found an infection rate of 18.4% among 244 persons associated with cases of gonococcal infection in children. Of 21 sexual contacts examined, ten (47.6%) had gonorrhea. Of 223 persons associated with the childhood cases of gonorrhea, 21 (16%) of household associates and 14 (15.2%) of nonhousehold associates were found to have gonorrhea. Associates aged greater than or equal to 30 years who were not named as sexual contacts had a risk of infection significantly lower than that of younger persons examined. These results emphasize that gonorrhea screening prompted by reports of cases in children should not be limited to those persons identified as sexual contacts or household members.
对与感染淋病奈瑟菌的儿童存在流行病学关联的人群中淋病病例发现的生产率进行了检查。在33个月的期间内，儿童中的36例淋球菌感染促使对244名被确定为性接触者、家庭关联者或非家庭关联者的个体进行了检查。总体而言，我们发现在与儿童淋球菌感染病例相关的244人中，感染率为18.4%。在接受检查的21名性接触者中，10人（47.6%）患有淋病。在与儿童淋病病例相关的223人中，发现21名（16%）家庭关联者和14名（15.2%）非家庭关联者患有淋病。年龄大于或等于30岁且未被列为性接触者的关联者的感染风险显著低于接受检查的较年轻人群。这些结果强调，由儿童病例报告引发的淋病筛查不应仅限于那些被确定为性接触者或家庭成员的人。
