Neonatal conjunctivitis in a hospital at Gran Buenos Aires. Last 5 years up-date;Conjuntivitis neonatal en un hospital del Gran Buenos Aires. Situación de los últimos 5 años

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 139-141

  Di Bartolomeo, S ^a   Higa, M ^a   Janer, M ^a   Pennisi, A ^a   Balbin, G ^a   Priore, G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL NACIONAL PROFESOR ALEJANDRO POSADAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Common microorganisms; Neonatal conjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONSULTATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ARGENTINA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SILVER NITRATE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TRACHOMA;

EID: 31844448278     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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