Comparison of nucleic acid amplification tests and culture techniques in the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis in victims of suspected child sexual abuse

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 331-339

  Kellogg, Nancy D ^a,e   Baillargeon, Jacques ^a   Lukefahr, James L ^c   Lawless, Kathleen ^d   Menard, Shirley W ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^e Alamo Children's Advocacy Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; Ligase chain reaction; Polymerase chain reaction; Sexual abuse; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL ABUSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; VAGINA; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CRIME VICTIMS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEXAS;

EID: 9744275314     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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