Neonatal gonococcal arthritis after negative prenatal screening and despite conjunctival prophylaxis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 346-349

  Babl, Franz E ^a,b   Ram, Sanjay ^a   Barnett, Elizabeth D ^a,b   Rhein, Lawrence ^b   Carr, Eileen ^b   Cooper, Ellen R ^a,b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Newborn; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NEWBORN OPHTHALMIA; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034003722     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200004000-00017     Document Type: Editorial

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