Abstract
Perinatal transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) can result in conjunctivitis in infants. We examined national rates of reported CT/GC conjunctivitis among infants. Surveillance of these infections is heavily affected by the completeness of reported data on specimen source and age. Alternative data sources should be evaluated.
MeSH terms
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Chlamydia Infections / congenital
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Chlamydia Infections / epidemiology*
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Chlamydia Infections / transmission
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Conjunctivitis, Inclusion / congenital
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Conjunctivitis, Inclusion / epidemiology*
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Conjunctivitis, Inclusion / microbiology
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Conjunctivitis, Inclusion / prevention & control
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Female
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Gonorrhea / congenital
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Gonorrhea / epidemiology*
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Gonorrhea / transmission
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / statistics & numerical data*
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Male
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Mass Screening
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Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum / epidemiology*
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum / microbiology
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum / prevention & control
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Population Surveillance
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / microbiology
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Prevalence
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United States / epidemiology