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Sexually transmitted diseases in premenarchal girls

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Uncommon Infections and Special Topics

Part of the book series: Infections in Reproductive Health ((IRHC,volume 2))

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Abstract

The incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is increasing among children and assuming greater importance to physicians who treat children (Felman et al., 1978). In some ways these diseases are similar in age groups, i.e. the simultaneous occurrence of gonococcal and chlamydial infections is common in both children (Rettig and Nelson, 1981; Fraser et al., 1983) and adults (Karney et al., 1977). There are, however, major differences in epidemiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment. A pathophysiologic basis underlies many of these differences, an understanding of which is essential for rational management.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School, USA

    Louis G. Keith MD, FACOG (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist) (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist)

  2. The Prentice Women’s Hospital and Medical Center of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Louis G. Keith MD, FACOG (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist) (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist)

  3. Chapel Hill Fertility Services, USA

    Gary S. Berger MD, MSPH, FACOG (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor) (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor)

  4. Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Gary S. Berger MD, MSPH, FACOG (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor) (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor)

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Singleton, A.F. (1985). Sexually transmitted diseases in premenarchal girls. In: Keith, L.G., Berger, G.S. (eds) Uncommon Infections and Special Topics. Infections in Reproductive Health, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4902-7_9

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