Recent trends in chlamydial and gonococcal conjunctivitis among neonates and adults in an Irish hospital

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 371-373

  Quirke, Michael ^a   Cullinane, Anthony ^a  

^a University College Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adult; Chlamydia trachomatis; Conjunctivitis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Neonate

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; SILVER NITRATE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; IRELAND; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEWBORN; SEX RATIO; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM; TRACHOMA;

EID: 44649133848     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.09.013     Document Type: Article

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