Chlamydia trachomatis causing neonatal conjunctivitis in a tertiary care center

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-47

  Kakar, S ^a   Bhalla, P ^b   Maria, A ^c   Rana, M ^b   Chawla, R ^c   Mathur, N B ^c  

^a Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Neonatal conjunctivitis; Ophthalmia neonatorum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIAL URETHRITIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN OPHTHALMIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; STAINING; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRACHOMA;

EID: 75349102204     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.58728     Document Type: Article

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