Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions
Gonococcal infection case definition
This document contains the case definitions for Gonococcal infection which is nationally notifiable within Australia. This definition should be used to determine whether a case should be notified.
Communicable Diseases Surveillance
Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions - Gonococcal infection
Reporting
Only confirmed cases should be notified.Confirmed case
A confirmed case requires laboratory definitive evidence only.Laboratory definitive evidence
1. Isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeaeOR
2. Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by nucleic acid testing
OR
3. Detection of typical Gram-negative intracellular diplococci in a smear from a genital tract specimen.
