Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing in Suspected Child Sexual Abuse

Esernio-Jenssen, Debra; Barnes, Marilyn

doi:10.1080/10538712.2011.622356

Cited by 11 publications

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“…18,19 Culture is costly and limited by low sensitivity, especially in the identification of Chlamydia infection (as low as 20 % sensitive in prepubertal girls). 20 Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) has been in use for years in the sexually active adolescent and adult populations due to its higher sensitivity (100% by transcription mediated amplification), 20 ability to collect a sample non-invasively, ability to test for both Neisseria gonorrhea and Chlamydia trachomatis with one sample, and its lower cost compared to culture.…”

Section: Testing For Sexually Transmitted Infectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Updated Guidelines for the Medical Assessment and Care of Children Who May Have Been Sexually Abused

Adams

Kellogg

Farst

et al. 2016

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

156

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The medical evaluation is an important part of the clinical and legal process when child sexual abuse is suspected. Practitioners who examine children need to be up to date on current recommendations regarding when, how, and by whom these evaluations should be conducted, as well as how the medical findings should be interpreted. A previously published article on guidelines for medical care for sexually abused children has been widely used by physicians, nurses, and nurse practitioners to inform practice guidelines in this field. Since 2007, when the article was published, new research has suggested changes in some of the guidelines and in the table that lists medical and laboratory findings in children evaluated for suspected sexual abuse and suggests how these findings should be interpreted with respect to sexual abuse. A group of specialists in child abuse pediatrics met in person and via online communication from 2011 through 2014 to review published research as well as recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics and to reach consensus on if and how the guidelines and approach to interpretation table should be updated. The revisions are based, when possible, on data from well-designed, unbiased studies published in high-ranking, peer-reviewed, scientific journals that were reviewed and vetted by the authors. When such studies were not available, recommendations were based on expert consensus.

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Section: Testing For Sexually Transmitted Infectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%