STD in children: syphilis and gonorrhoea.
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چکیده
Sexually transmitted diseases, besides having an immediate impact on the infected individual, affects all sexual partners, and even the next generation. Infection in young children raises the possibility of sexual abuse, thus having legal as well as medical implications. Syphilis and gonorrhoea are in many ways the archetypal examples of sexually transmitted diseases. They were also thought to be under control, but AIDS and the spread of microbial resistance has reinforced their impact on the public health, and especially the health of children.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Genitourinary medicine
دوره 69 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993