Microbiological study of neonatal conjunctivitis with special reference to Chlamydia trachomatis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 295-299

  Mohile, Mukula ^a   Deorari, Ashok K ^a   Satpathy, Gita ^a   Sharma, Anjana ^a   Singh, Meharban ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antibody detection; Antigen detection; Chlamydia trachomatis; Conjunctivitis; Immunofluorescence assay; Newborns

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONJUNCTIVA; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036907087     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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