High rates of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in young Papua New Guinean infants

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 10 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Lehmann, Deborah ^a,m   Sanders, Ray C ^a,f   Marjen, Beatrix ^a,g   Rongap, Alphonse ^b,g   Tschappeler, Heinz ^c,i   Lamont, Anthony C ^d,j   Hendry, G M A ^e   Wai'in, Peter ^a,k   Saleu, Gerard ^a   Namuigi, Pioto ^a   Kakazo, Mexy ^a   Lupiwa, Sebeya ^a   Lewis, Donald J ^a,h,l   Alpers, Michael P ^a  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

^b Goroka Base Hospital   (Papua New Guinea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^h Angau Hospital   (Papua New Guinea)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^j MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^k Kila Kila   (Papua New Guinea)

^l QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^m UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Conjunctivitis; Infants; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROAT CULTURE;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0032847639     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199910001-00011     Document Type: Article

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