Congenital brucellosis in a premature infant

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-83

  Chheda, Sadhana ^a,b   Lopez, Suzanne M ^a   Sanderson, Ellen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b Division of Neonatology   (United States)

Author keywords

brucellosis; Congenital; perinatal transmission; premature infant

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PERINATAL CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 0031041287     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199701000-00021     Document Type: Article

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