Ophthalmia neonatorum: What kind of prophylaxis?

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 769-773

  Zuppa, Antonio Alberto ^a   D'Andrea, Vito ^a   Catenazzi, Piero ^a   Scorrano, Antonio ^a   Romagnoli, Costantino ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

conjunctivitis; Newborn; pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; POVIDONE IODINE; SILVER NITRATE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN OPHTHALMIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FUSIDIC ACID; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM;

EID: 79955621196     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2010.531326     Document Type: Review

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