Perinatally acquired Chlamydia trachomatis associated morbidity in young infants

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 130-133

  Jain, Shabnam ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Conjunctivitis; Perinatal transmission; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PERINATAL INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NASOPHARYNX; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032950458     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6661(199905/06)8:3<130::aid-mfm11>3.0.co;2-x     Document Type: Article

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