Gonococcal infections in neonates and young children

Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 258-270

  Woods, Charles R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; POVIDONE IODINE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SILVER NITRATE; SPECTINOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ABSCESS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GEOGRAPHY; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEWBORN OPHTHALMIA; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL INFECTION; PREPUBERTY; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; VACCINATION;

EID: 26444545528     PISSN: 10451870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.spid.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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