Genital Herpes in Children Under Eleven Years of Age Presenting to Secondary Care

Supporting information for paediatricians

1. Department for Education and Skills. Working together to safeguard children. (2006)
   
   
2. The Stationary Office:
   http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/resources-and-practice/IG00060/
   
   
3. Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Child Protection Companion. RCPCH, 2006: http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/Publications/Publications-list-by-title#C
   
   
4. Royal College of Physicians. Physical signs of sexual abuse. London: RCP, 1997
   
   
5. Thomas A, Forster G, Robinson A, Rogstad K, Clinical Effectiveness Group. (2003) National guideline for the management of suspected sexually transmitted infections in children and young people. Sex Transm Inf 2002;78:324-33

References

1. Health Protection Agency. STI data resource page. Retrieved Sep 14th 2005 from http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/hiv_and_sti/epidemiology/dataresource.htm
   
2. Reading R, Rannan-Eliya Y. Evidence for sexual transmission of genital herpes in children. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2006 ADC Published Online First: 5 December 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2005.086835
   
   
3. Scoular A. Using the evidence base on genital herpes: optimising the use of diagnostic tests and information provision. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2002;78:160-165