Congenital syphilis after treatment of maternal syphilis with a penicillin regimen exceeding CDC guidelines

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 134-137

  Conover, Craig S ^a,e   Rend, Charles A ^b   Miller Jr , Grayson B ^c   Schmid, George P ^d  

^a ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e Division of Infectious Disease   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital syphilis; Maternal syphilis; Syphilis in pregnancy

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PENICILLINS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; SYPHILIS, LATENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031692817     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1998)6:3<134::AID-IDOG7>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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