Increases in Gonorrhea -- Eight Western States, 2000-2005.

The article presents the result of a study on the epidemiology of gonorrhea in eight western U.S. states that reported large increases in gonorrhea incidence rates from 2000 to 2005. The study found that both sexes and all specified age and racial/ethnic groups experienced increases in gonorrhea rates. According to the authors, these increases may have resulted from a combination of increases in the number of tests performed, trends in the types of test performed and actual increases in disease occurrence.