To report the prevalence of gonococcal conjunctivitis (GC) presenting to a tertiary referral maternity hospital (NMH) and a tertiary referral ophthalmic hospital (RVEEH) from 2011 to 2013 and describe ...
This less common but serious manifestation of gonorrhea occurs when Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria are introduced directly to the eye area. Gonococcal conjunctivitis can develop when the bacteria from ...
Conjunctivitis in infants within first 28 days of life is referred as Neonatal Conjunctivitis or Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Conjunctivitis is defined as inflammation of conjunctiva, which is the thin ...
To report five cases of gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis with severe corneal involvement treated with therapeutic keratoplasty. All adult cases were originally diagnosed as epidemic ...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends the use of an antibiotic ointment to prevent gonococcal eye infections in all newborns. An antibiotic ointment is recommended by the U.S.