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Transhymenal cultures for sexually transmissible organisms.
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Vaginal swabs were examined for sexually transmissible organisms in 238 girls seen over a 36 month period from July 1989 to June 1992 inclusive. Three groups were seen (age range 1.5-16.1 years), 165 in group 1 in whom there had been a disclosure of sexual abuse, 35 in group 2 where there was a strong suspicion of sexual abuse, and 38 with vulvovaginitis who formed group 3. The isolation of recognised sexually transmitted organisms was low; however, of group 1 19% were colonised with Gardnerella vaginalis compared with 3% of group 2 and 3% of group 3. These figures show significant differences in the proportion of children in each group isolating only from children over the age of 8 years and in five of the six girls with Candida spp there was concern about sexual abuse. Vulvovaginitis in young children was not associated with vaginal candidiasis. The relation of findings to age is discussed and recommendations are made for testing procedures.
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- Authors
- Steele, A. M., & de San Lazaro, C.
- Affiliations
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (GB)
- Venue
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 1994-11-01
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 423-427
- ISSN
- 0003-9888 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-2044
- PMC
- PMC1030056
- OpenAlex
- W2096643646
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Archives of Disease in Childhood (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Reproductive tract infections research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Keywords
- sexually transmitted infections, Gardnerella vaginalis, vaginal candidiasis, vulvovaginitis, child sexual abuse, vaginal colonization, children, age differences
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Age Factors, Bacterial Infections, Candida, Candidiasis, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual, Child, Preschool, Female, Gardnerella vaginalis, Humans, Infant, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Vagina, Vulvovaginitis, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
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