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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Epidemiology of ophthalmia neonatorum: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
BMC PediatricsPurpose To elucidate the global epidemiology of Ophthalmia Neonatorum (ON), as well as its causative organisms and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns.
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Acinetobacter baumannii ophthalmia neonatorum – A very rare presentation [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Gunasagar Das
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Prevention of Ophthalmia Neonatorum Caused by
mBio, 2017 Ophthalmia neonatorum, also called neonatal conjunctivitis, acquired during delivery can occur in the first 28 days of life. Commonly caused by the bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae, infection can lead to corneal scarring, perforation of the eye ...
Colin P. Churchward +4 more
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First Attempt to Implement Ophthalmia Neonatorum Prophylaxis in Angola: Microorganisms, Efficacy, and Obstacles [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 Purpose. To determine the efficacy of povidone-iodine (P-I) prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) in Angola and to document maternal prevalence and mother-to-child transmission rates. Methods.
Isabel Alexandre +4 more
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Universal ophthalmia neonatorum prophylaxis in Ontario: a cost-effectiveness analysis [PDF]
CMAJ Open, 2023 Background: Although prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum at birth is required by law in Ontario, declining prevalence of disease and efficacy of prophylaxis have called this practice into question.
Ellen C. Rowlands Snyder +2 more
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Distribution study of
BMC Research Notes, 2010 Background Chlamydia trachomatis infections are the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterial infections in the world. There is scarce data available referring to the distribution of C. trachomatis genotypes in Argentina. The aim of this study was to
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67 Is Ophthalmia Neonatorum associated with Invasive Bacterial Infection? A single centre retrospective study [PDF]
Paediatr Child Health, 2022 The immature immune system of neonates puts them at an increased risk of invasive bacterial infections (IBI). Ocular complications due to ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) are well described, unlike the association with IBI for which only case reports of ...
Alexandra St-Onge-St-Hilaire +2 more
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Ophthalmia neonatorum as the presenting sign of SARS-CoV-2 [PDF]
J AAPOS, 2021 The most common ocular manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 in adults and children is acute conjunctivitis. We report the case of a 4-day-old infant who presented with acute-onset mucopurulent discharge of the left eye as well as subconjunctival hemorrhage and ...
Elzbieta Mechel +5 more
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Ophthalmia neonatorum: Klebsiella pneumoniae
The Pan-American Journal of OphthalmologyOphthalmia neonatorum (ON) is a form of conjunctivitis occurring within the 1st month of life, primarily attributable to bacterial pathogens. The predominant etiological agents include Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Viral pathogens such
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