Chlamydia trachomatis conjunctivitis in the newborn;La conjonctivite a Chlamydia trachomatis du nouveau-ne

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 317-320

  Salpietro, C D ^a   Bisignano, G ^a   Fulia, F ^a   Marino, A ^a   Barberi, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Conjunctivitis; Infant, newborn

Indexed keywords

ERY NOURRISON; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA ULCER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, INCLUSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MACROLIDES; MASS SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 0032697708     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(99)80273-5     Document Type: Article

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