Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 96-98, February 2010

Chlamydia trachomatis infection in children: Do not forget perinatal acquisition:

A case report of a 7-year old girl, C. trachomatis infected, presumed sexually assaulted

  • Bertille de Barbeyrac, PharmD PhD (Responsible for NRC of Chlamydia Infection)

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre National de référence des Infections à chlamydiae, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Université Victor Segalen, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France. Tel.: +33 (0)5 57 57 16 33; fax: +33 (0)56 93 29 40.
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  • Larbi Benali, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Médecine Légale et Droit de la santé, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France
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  • Maïthé Clerc (Technician)

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre National de référence des Infections à chlamydiae, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France
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  • Sophie Garapon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Médecine Légale et Droit de la santé, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France
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  • Christiane Bébéar, MD PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre National de référence des Infections à chlamydiae, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France
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  • Sophie Gromb, JD MD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Médecine Légale et Droit de la santé, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France

Received 9 October 2008; received in revised form 1 July 2009; accepted 19 July 2009.

Abstract 

A 7-year old girl suspected of having been sexually abused owing to the presence of anal condyloma was found to be infected by Chlamydia trachomatis. Microbiological analysis and anamnesis were consistent with the infection having been acquired at birth. This case confirms that untreated infection acquired at birth can persist for months or years and highlights the value of examining those involved in the suspicion of sexual abuse of the child.

Keywords: Chlamydia trachomatis, Sexual abuse, Perinatal infection

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PII: S1752-928X(09)00126-7

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2009.07.018

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 96-98, February 2010

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