ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2025
Outcome of multiagency investigation for gonorrhoea and chlamydia in prepubertal children: a retrospective review.
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- Medical Findings in 2975 Examinations for Child Sexual Abuse: A Retrospective Review.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo review the process and outcomes of multiagency investigation of gonorrhoea and chlamydia in prepubertal children.
designRetrospective review of cases presenting to a hospital multidisciplinary child protection team (CPT).
settingA multiagency centre adjacent to Starship Children's Hospital, in the city of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. The hospital CPT is colocated in this centre with statutory child protection services (CPS), police and forensic interviewers.
participantsAll prepubertal children seen with gonorrhoea or chlamydia from 2009 to 2020.
resultsThere were 16 children aged 1 to 9 years: 10 with
conclusionsPrompt, thorough and coordinated multiagency investigation of prepubertal NG and CT infection (including household screening and expert interviewing of children) will often identify the source of infection and almost always establish sexual transmission. However, even in a tertiary centre, cases are rare, leading to variability in practice. Conjunctivitis caused by NG or CT has a high risk of being sexually transmitted, so should be investigated with the same rigour as anogenital infection. Findings in this cohort, where penetrative sexual offences were confirmed by criminal convictions, support the international consensus that penetrative sexual abuse of children seldom causes anogenital injury.
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