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ArticleSexually transmitted infections2018

Contaminated fingers: a potential cause of

Philip M Giffard, Rachael A Lilliebridge, Judith Wilson, Gerald Murray, Samuel Phillips, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Suzanne M Garland, Louise Martin, Gurmeet Singh, Steven Y C Tong and 2 more

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Article in Sexually transmitted infections, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Philip M GiffardGlobal and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Rachael A LilliebridgeGlobal and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Judith WilsonGlobal and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Gerald MurrayMurdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Samuel PhillipsMurdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Sepehr N TabriziMurdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Suzanne M GarlandMurdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Louise MartinRoyal Darwin Hospital, Top End Health Service, Northern Territory Government, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Gurmeet SinghRoyal Darwin Hospital, Top End Health Service, Northern Territory Government, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Steven Y C TongGlobal and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Deborah C HoltGlobal and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Patiyan AnderssonGlobal and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe detection of an STI agent in a urogenital tract (UGT) specimen from a young child is regarded as being indicative of sexual abuse. However, the probabilities of contamination events that could conceivably lead to STI positive specimens in the absence of sexual contact are unclear. The objective was to estimate the potential for fingers that have come in contact with

methodsThe study design was based on self-experimentation. Dilutions of

resultsThe amplimer crossing point (Cq) for EB dilutions was 10.0±1.6 less than for corresponding finger contacted urine specimens, which corresponds to ~10 µL of EB suspension transferred. This was largely independent of participant identity,

conclusionsThis study directly demonstrated the potential for urine contaminated fingers to convert a

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Bacteriological TechniquesChildChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisDNA, BacterialDNA ContaminationFemaleFingersHand DisinfectionHumansMalePolymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificityUrine Specimen CollectionDNA, Bacterialchildrenchlamydia trachomatissexual abuseurine

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PMID28600332
PMCPMC5800334

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