Ureaplasma urealyticum airway colonization and pulmonary outcome in neonates

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 183-191

  Skevaki, Chrysanthi ^a   Kafetzis, Dimitris A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chronic lung disease of prematurity; Erythromycin; Neonate; Respiratory infection; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; BUDESONIDE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LUNG SURFACTANT; MACROLIDE; PLACEBO; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG PENETRATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENITAL SYSTEM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG DYSPLASIA; NEWBORN INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMONIA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; PYLORUS STENOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 2942530938     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14787210.1.1.183     Document Type: Review

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