Sexual abuse in males: An underreported issue

The first void urine and urethral swab collected from the child tested positive for Chlamydia trachomatis by an in-house polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay targeting the cryptic plasmid of C. trachomatis. [...]sexual offences often go unreported. [...]postnatally acquired C. trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and T. pallidum are usually diagnostic indicators of SA and identification of STIs in children beyond the perinatal period almost always suggests SA.[3],[4] This report is a reminder to the medical providers that all cases of suspected or alleged SA should be screened for STIs.