Gonococcal scalp abscess in a neonate delivered by caesarean section

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 451-

  Varady, E ^b   Nsanze, Herbert ^a   Slattery, T ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Gonococcal abscess

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEWBORN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP;

EID: 0344609799     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.74.6.451     Document Type: Article

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