Use of APTIMA Combo 2: The Experience of a Child Advocacy Center

Autor/inn/en	Leder, M. Ranee; Leber, Amy L.; Marcon, Mario J.; Scribano, Philip V.
Titel	Use of APTIMA Combo 2: The Experience of a Child Advocacy Center
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 22 (2013) 3, S.297-311 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8712
DOI	10.1080/10538712.2013.743954
Schlagwörter	Advocacy; Child Abuse; Sexual Abuse; Females; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Diagnostic Tests; Sexuality; Trauma; Victims; Statistical Analysis; Participant Characteristics; Regression (Statistics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialanwaltschaft; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Sexueller Missbrauch; Weibliches Geschlecht; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Sexualität; Victim; Opfer; Statistische Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends nucleic acid amplification testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea in sexually abused girls. No studies describe performance of APTIMA Combo 2 Assay with second target confirmation on the same testing platform. This nucleic acid amplification testing is evaluated within a large child advocacy center. Girls 3 to 18 years, 35% of whom reported consensual sexual activity, were prospectively tested by APTIMA Combo 2 on urine/vaginal swabs and by vaginal culture. A case of infection was defined as positive culture or positive urine or vaginal swab nucleic acid amplification testing with second target confirmation. Sensitivity of APTIMA Combo 2 on urine was found to be superior to vaginal culture and comparable to APTIMA Combo 2 on vaginal swabs for both infections. APTIMA Combo 2 on urine is less invasive, and its use may be preferred in this traumatized population. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10