Bibliographic information

GuidelineResponding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused: WHO clinical guidelines
Year of Publication2017
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization

Recommendation

Maintained
Originally developed

For children and adolescents who have been sexually abused and who present with clinical symptoms, syndromic case management is suggested for vaginal/urethral discharge (gonorrhoea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis), and for genital ulcers (herpes simplex virus, syphilis and chancroid), particularly in settings where laboratory testing is not feasible.

Recommended in favor

Conditional

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This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:

Guideline

Consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services, 2019

Year2020
InstitutionWHO
Guideline

Consolidated guidelines on differentiated HIV testing services.

Year2024
InstitutionWorld Health Organization