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Does azithromycin given to women in labour decrease ocular bacterial infection in neonates? A double-blind, randomized trial

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Vertical transmission can result in neonatal infection and disease. Reducing the transmission of bacterial pathogens from mother to infant may be an effective means of preventing neonatal infection, including bacterial conjunctivitis.
Sarah E. Burr, Bully Camara, Claire Oluwalana, Ebrima Bojang, Christian Bottomley, Abdoulie Bojang, Robin L. Bailey, Umberto D’Alessandro, Anna Roca   +8 more
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Knowledge of conjunctivitis among high school students in Pokhara valley of Western Nepal

Journal of Gandaki Medical College, 2020
Introduction: Conjunctivitis is a common health problem in Nepal. It is inflammation of conjunctiva presenting as red eye. It is a communicable eye disease. Health education to the students and proper management can help spread of the disease.
Sarita Tuladhar, Jamuna Gurung
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OBSERVATIONS ON CONJUNCTIVITIS. [PDF]

The Lancet, 1910
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Α molecular epidemiological analysis of adenoviruses from excess conjunctivitis cases

BMC Ophthalmology, 2017
Background Τo perform a molecular epidemiological analysis of viral conjunctivitis among excess conjunctivitis cases recorded at the University Hospital of Patras, Greece, for the period March to June 2012.
A. Balasopoulou, P. Κokkinos, D. Pagoulatos, P. Plotas, O. E. Makri, C. D. Georgakopoulos, A. Vantarakis   +6 more
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Meningococcal Neonatal Purulent Conjunctivitis/Sepsis and Asymptomatic Carriage of N. meningitidis in Mother’s Vagina and Both Parents’ Nasopharynx

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2017
Neonatal conjunctivitis is usually associated with vagina’s infection by Chlamydia sp., N. gonorrhoeae, and/or other bacteria during delivery. Meningococcal neonatal conjunctivitis is an extremely rare disease.
Enrique Chacon-Cruz, Jorge Arturo Alvelais-Palacios, Jaime Alfonso Rodriguez-Valencia, Erika Zoe Lopatynsky-Reyes, Maria Luisa Volker-Soberanes, Rosa Maria Rivas-Landeros   +5 more
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Effect of Instructional Guidelines on Mothers' Knowledge and Practice regarding Conjunctivitis among Children in Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Background: Conjunctivitis is a frequent infection, particularly in young people. Conjunctivitis is highly contagious and uncomfortable, but it seldom causes permanent vision loss or structural damage.
Nuha Mohamed Fathelrahaman Mahjoub, Bahiga Abdalla Elawad Abdalla, Rahma Mohamed Mohamed Abd El rahman, Marwa Abd Elkreem, Sabra Mohamed Ahmed   +4 more
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Conjunctivitis: Types, Clinical Manifestation and Management

JLUMHS
This narrative review analyses the different types, clinical manifestations, and management strategies for conjunctivitis to facilitate accurate diagnosis and treatment planning.
Mehwish Rubab, Sana Zahoor, Saba Ashraf
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Ocular Surface Diseases Induced by Dupilumab in Severe Atopic Dermatitis

Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2019
We report 10 cases of conjunctivitis in atopic dermatitis (AD) patients treated with dupilumab from November 2017 to November 2018 in our institution, who were referred to the ophthalmology department for diagnosis and management of conjunctivitis.
Adrien Maudinet, Sandrine Law-Koune, Claire Duretz, Audrey Lasek, Philippe Modiano, Thi Ha Chau Tran   +5 more
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THE EFFECT OF ALLERGIC CONJUCTIVITIS ON CHOROIDAL THICKNESS

Sanamed, 2019
Background: To examine the effects of allergic conjunctivitis and its treatment upon choroidal thickness (ChT) using topical antihistaminic agents. Methods: 60 eyes of 30 children and adolescents with allergic conjunctivitis and 60 eyes of 30 healthy ...
Ayyildiz Taha, Yilmaz Mevlut, Ayyildiz Didem   +2 more
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Conjunctivitis in the newborn- A comparative study

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2011
Background: Conjunctivitis of the newborn is defined as hyperemia and eye discharge in the neonates and is a common infection occurring in the neonates in the first month of life. In the United States, the incidence of neonatal conjunctivitis ranges from
Meenakshi Wadhwani, Pamela D′souza, Rajesh Jain, Renu Dutta, Arvind Saili, Abha Singh   +5 more
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