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 ...
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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.
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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 +2 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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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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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 +2 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.
Ummara Butt +5 more
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Ophthalmia neonatorum complicated with neonatal orbital cellulitis: A case series [PDF]
Malaysian Family PhysicianOrbital cellulitis is an extremely rare but potentially lethal condition in neonates. The clinical presentation of neonatal orbital cellulitis can be non-specific, and minimal signs of periorbital inflammation may go unrecognised by inexperienced parents
Ngee Ling Law +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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Ophthalmia neonatorum due to Escherichia coli: A rare cause or an emerging bacterial etiology of neonatal conjunctivitis? [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 10, Issue 8, August 2022., 2022 Since the introduction of universal gonococcal and chlamydia prophylaxis, other etiologies for neonatal conjunctivitis such as Escherichia coli have become more common.
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