For the blood borne infections, data are also analysed by case category. Interpretation Surveillance data are descriptive by nature and therefore caution must be applied when interpreting the information. Dissemination Data are published on the internet and annual epidemiologic reports. Summaries are distributed in quarterly reports. Information is forwarded to state and national surveillance bodies on a regular basis.
Analyses are prepared and distributed for specific purposes, as requested.
Gonococcal Infection Isolation of Nesisseria gonorrhoeae from a clinical specimen. Syphilis Primary syphilis Demonstration of Treponema pallidum by darkfield microscopy in lesions from the anogenital area. There is no merit in performing this test on oral lesions because other treponemes, microscopically indistinguishable from T. Pallidum , occur in the mouth. This same pattern may be due to adequately treated syphilis or a false positive treponemal test. For surveillance purposes an indeterminate test result is regarded as negative.