Resurgence of congenital syphilis: Diagnosis and treatment

Neonatal Network

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 320-328

  Follett, Tara ^a   Clarke, Denise F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Stollery Childrens Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NURSING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PENICILLIN G; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857094858     PISSN: 07300832     EISSN: 15392880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0730-0832.30.5.320     Document Type: Article

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