Intersociety Position Statement on the Prevention of Ophthalmia Neonatorum in Italy [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 There is currently no worldwide agreement on the real need to administer conjunctival antibiotics to neonates at birth to prevent neonatal conjunctivitis (usually defined as ophthalmia neonatorum) by Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae ...
Chryssoula Tzialla +17 more
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Fatty Acid Based Microemulsions to Combat Ophthalmia Neonatorum Caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2018 The bacterial species Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) are amongst the main microorganisms that cause ophthalmia neonatorum.
Amr ElShaer +2 more
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OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM in Italy: it is time for change [PDF]
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021 Ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) refers to any conjunctivitis occurring in the first 28 days of life. In the past Neisseria gonorrhoeae was the most common cause of ON.
Cinzia Auriti +10 more
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Preventing Ophthalmia Neonatorum [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2015 The use of silver nitrate as prophylaxis for neonatal ophthalmia was instituted in the late 1800s to prevent the devastating effects of neonatal ocular infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Dorothy L Moore +2 more
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Antibiotic prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum in Italy: results from a national survey and the Italian intersociety new position statements [PDF]
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2023 Background Ophthalmia neonatorum is an acute conjunctivitis that occurs in newborns within the first month of life. The most serious infections are due to Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, that may cause permanent damages.
Vito Mondì +19 more
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A study of Ophthalmia Neonatorum in the Central Reion of Ghana: Causative Agents and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns [PDF]
Global Pediatric Health, 2021 In developing countries such as Ghana, ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) remains a public health concern. This is because of its unknown etiology patterns, the growing concerns of antibiotic resistance strains and the contribution of ON to childhood blindness ...
Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi OD, Ph.D. +5 more
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A Survey on Ophthalmia Neonatorum in Benin City, Nigeria (Emphasis on gonococcal ophthalmia) [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2003 The purpose of the study was to investigate the incidence of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum considering its ability to lead to childhood blindness through corneal ulceration and scarification.
Enabulele Onaiwu, Eghosasere Iyamu
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Postnatal Mothers on Ophthalmia Neonatorum in the Central Region, Ghana [PDF]
Health Services Insights, 2021 Health education is key in the prevention of Ophthalmia Neonatorum (ON). However, health education in relation to eye care in Ghana is very low. To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) of mothers on Ophthalmia Neonatorum (eye infection
Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi +3 more
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Pathogenic bacteria and their antibiotic sensitivity in ophthalmia neonatorum
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 CONTEXT: Emergence of coagulase-negative staphylococci as pathogens in ophthalmia neonatorum. AIMS: To analyze the bacteriological spectrum of ophthalmia neonatorum and its associated risk factors.
Prabhakar Suhas, S Vishnu, M Muthayya
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Culture Positive Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum in a Tertiary Care Centre of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021 Introduction: Ophthalmia neonatorum although runs a benign course mostly, sometimes may progress to sight threatening complications. The study was conducted to find the prevalence of culture positive cases of opthalmia neonatorum.
Sabina Shrestha +2 more
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