Neonatal methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus conjunctivitis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 794-795

  Sahu, Debendra N ^a   Thomson, S ^a   Salam, A ^a   Morton, G ^a   Hodgkins, P ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL DERIVATIVE; CHLORHEXIDINE; MUCOPIROCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVAL BIOPSY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERM BIRTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33744783363     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.086496     Document Type: Article

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