Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVE: To examine published literature to determine whether antibiotic containing preparation are efficacious for prevention of NCC and C. trachomatis in the nasopharynx. METHODS: A literature search of MEDLINE and EMBASE. Articles were selected for review if their content included 4 key criteria: (1) Prospective/comparative study. (2) Prenatal screening of mothers for C. trachomatis with results reported. (3) Follow-up of infants born to chlamydia-positive women. (4) Infants prospectively followed at regular intervals and tested for C. trachomatis in the eye/ nasopharynx (NP). RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Tamar A Smith-Norowitz, Crystal Ukaegbu, Stephan Kohlhoff, Margaret R Hammerschlag |
Journal | BMC infectious diseases
(BMC Infect Dis)
Vol. 21
Issue 1
Pg. 270
(Mar 17 2021)
ISSN: 1471-2334 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 33731049
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Systematic Review)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- Chlamydia Infections
(diagnosis, epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Chlamydia trachomatis
(drug effects, isolation & purification)
- Conjunctivitis, Inclusion
(diagnosis, epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Female
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant, Newborn
- Pregnancy
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