Ophthalmia neonatorum caused by group B streptococcus

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 921-922

  Pöschl, Johannes M B ^a   Hellstern, Gerald ^a   Ruef, Peter ^a   Bauer, Jacqueline ^a   Linderkamp, Otwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFUROXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PH; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEWBORN; NEWBORN OPHTHALMIA; PRIMIGRAVIDA; SCREENING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0036989813     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0036554021000026950     Document Type: Article

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