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Corneal Diseases in Children in The Gambia [PDF]
Background: Blindness surveys carried out in The Gambia in 1986 reported childhood blindness from non-trachomatous corneal diseases as the commonest cause of blindness in children. The major causes were, post measles keratopathy, vitamin A deficiency and
Ceesay, W, Iwuora, NA, Onabolu, ROO
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Neonatal conjunctivitis is a worldwide problem. Although global incidence is not known, incidents of 1-24% have been reported from various regions of the world especially those practicing home delivery without standard prophylaxis. This study was an in-
Leonel Mendoza
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Universal ophthalmia neonatorum prophylaxis in Ontario: a cost-effectiveness analysis. [PDF]
Rowlands Snyder EC, McGregor E, Coyle D.
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Summary. Background: Ophthalmia neonatorum (ON), a major cause of blindness in neonates, may be septic or aseptic. Its infective causes have shown changing patterns over time and in different centres worldwide. In view of the paucity of information on
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Ophthalmia neonatorum: should old ways play a role in new realities?
Introduction and Objectives: Neonatal conjunctivitis (NC) prophylaxis was introduced in 1980, reducing its incidence from 10 to 0.3%. However, the epidemiology has evolved in developed countries, with Neisseria gonorrhoeae becoming rare and Chlamydia ...
Cecília Gomes-Pereira +5 more
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Single low-dose ceftriaxone for the treatment of gonococcal ophthalmia - Implications for the national programme for the syndromic management of sexually transmitted diseases [PDF]
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Hoosen, Anwar A +2 more
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Local Penicillin for Ophthalmia Neonatorum [PDF]
Arnold Sorsby, E E Hoffa
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