American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect. Gonorrhea in prepubertal children
Abstract
This statement updates a 1983 statement on this topic and reminds physicians that sexual abuse should be strongly considered when a gonorrheal infection is diagnosed in a child after the newborn period and before the onset of puberty.
Source and rights
Published by Pediatrics, 1998. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Published
- 1998
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- Pediatrics
- PubMed
- 11345976
- Added to Prognia
- 25 July 2026







