Neonatal prophylaxis with antibiotic containing ointments does not reduce incidence of chlamydial conjunctivitis in newborns

BACKGROUND: Neonatal ocular prophylaxis with silver nitrate does not prevent neonatal conjunctivitis due to Chlamydia trachomatis. The efficacy of antibiotic containing preparations for prevention of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis (NCC) has not been established. OBJECTIVE: To examine published l...

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Autores principales: Smith-Norowitz, Tamar A., Ukaegbu, Crystal, Kohlhoff, Stephan, Hammerschlag, Margaret R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7971948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33731049
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05974-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7971948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33731049
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05974-3

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