Vertical Transmission of Bacterial Eye Infections, Angola, 2011–2012

Vertical Transmission of Bacterial Eye Infections, Angola, 2011–2012

To determine transmission rates for neonatal conjunctivitis causative microorganisms in Angola, we analyzed 312 endocervical and 255 conjunctival samples from mothers and newborns, respectively, during 2011–2012. Transmission rates were 50% for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae and 10....

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Main Authors: Mar Justel, Isabel Alexandre, Prudencio Martínez, Iván Sanz, Ana Rodriguez-Fernandez, Itziar Fernandez, Jose Carlos Pastor, Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chlamydia trachomatis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Mycoplasma genitalium
bacterial eye infections
sexually transmitted diseases
molecular diagnostic techniques
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/14-0312_article

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