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. 1980 Aug;56(4):239–242. doi: 10.1136/sti.56.4.239

Epidemiology of gonococcal vulvovaginitis among children in the tropics.

K O Alausa, A O Osoba
PMCID: PMC1045786  PMID: 7427697

Abstract

In a three-year prospective clinical study, 42 children aged between 1 and 12 years were found to have gonococcal vulvovaginitis. Epidemiological investigations showed that contaminated fomites--particularly bedclothing, underclothing, and towels--and precocious sexual intercourse were the important vehicles of transmission of gonococci to the genital tract of these children.

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