NEONATAL MENINGOCOCCAL CONJUNCTIVITIS ASSOCIATED WITH MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS

被引:23
作者
ELLIS, M
WEINDLING, AM
DAVIDSON, DC
HO, N
DAMJANOVIC, V
机构
[1] LIVERPOOL MATERN HOSP, REG NEONATAL INTENS CARE UNIT, OXFORD ST, LIVERPOOL L7 7BN, ENGLAND
[2] FAZAKERLEY DIST GEN HOSP, SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND
[3] SEFTON GEN HOSP, LIVERPOOL L15 2HE, ENGLAND
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ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION | 1992年 / 67卷 / 10期
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10.1136/adc.67.10_Spec_No.1219
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
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 perulent conjunctivitis in the newborn.
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页码:1219 / 1220
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