Neonatal meningococcal conjunctivitis associated with meningococcal meningitis.
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چکیده
Two infants are described in whom identical strains of meningococcus were isolated from both the eyes and the cerebrospinal fluid. This suggests that the eye may be a portal of entry in at least some cases of perinatally acquired neonatal meningococcal disease and has important implications for the management of purulent conjunctivitis in the newborn.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 67 10 Spec No شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992