A large outbreak of conjunctivitis caused by a single genotype of Neisseria gonorrhoeae distinct from those causing genital tract infections

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 373-378

  Mak, D B ^a   Smith, D W ^b   Harnett, G B ^b   Plant, A J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Centre for Pathology and Medical Research   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PROBABILITY; SEROTYPE;

EID: 0034944611     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268801005477     Document Type: Article

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