Conjunctival bacterial infection among hospitalized neonates
Annals of Health Research, 2020 Background: Conjunctivitis is a common infection among neonates and it is a known cause of preventable childhood blindness. There is geographical variation in the distribution of aetiological agents.
OB Ogunfowora, JO Ajewole, HA Ajibode
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Prevalence of Ophthalmia Neonatorum in Calabar, South-South Nigeria: A 3-Year Review [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Neonatology, 2016 Background: Ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) also known as neonatal conjunctivitis is inflammation of the conjunctiva caused by aseptic or septic factors. It commonly affects newborns usually within the first month of life.
Sunny Oteikwu Ochigbo +2 more
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JIMD Reports, Volume 66, Issue 1, January 2025.Abstract This study aims to determine the factors associated with mortality and neurodevelopmental morbidity in patients with Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) seen at a tertiary hospital in the Philippines during a 10‐year period. The medical records of patients diagnosed with MSUD seen at Philippine General Hospital (PGH) from 2010 to 2019 were ...
Christine Mae S. Avila +1 more
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Mixed methods evaluation of a primary eye care training programme for primary health workers in Morogoro Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: There are 285 million people with visual impairment (VI) worldwide including 39 million who are blind; 15 % of those with VI live in Africa, and around 80 % of VI is preventable or treatable with the right equipment, information and skills ...
Gilbert, Clare Elizabeth +4 more
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The Laboratory Diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 16, Issue 1, Page 15-25, 2005., 2005 The present article describes the laboratory diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by culturing of the organism from different types of clinical specimens followed by confirmatory tests. The success of culture methods requires good quality collection and transport of clinical specimens.
Lai-King Ng, Irene E Martin
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Off-axis digital flash photography: a common cause of artefact leukocoria in children.
, 2010 Leukocoria, a presenting sign in several significant pediatric ocular conditions, can be artefactually produced by off-axis flash photography in healthy eyes.
Agarwal, Pankaj K +4 more
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Incidence and bacteriological profile of neonatal conjunctivitis in Hajar Hospital, Shahrekord, Iran [PDF]
, 2012 Background and Objective: In Iran, prenatal Chlamydia and gonorrhea screening of pregnant women and neonatal eye prophylaxis are not routine practice. The present research aimed to identify bacterial agents of neonatal conjunctivitis. Materials & Methods:
Ashrafi, Koorosh. +6 more
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EFFICACY OF ARGENTUM-QUARTZ SOLUTION IN THE TREATMENT OF PERIANAL FISTULAS: A PRELIMINARY STUDY [PDF]
, 2015 Objective: Nowadays, an optional and effective medical surgery remains the gold standard for perianal fistulas. Hereby we reported preliminary rsults in favor of using Argentum-Quartz solution for both primary and recurrent perianal fisrtulas.
Assi, TA +9 more
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Peters anomaly with post axial polydactyly, bilateral camptodactyly and club foot in a Kenyan neonate: a case report [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction A case of bilateral Peters anomaly with bilateral post axial polydactyly, bilateral camptodactyly, and club foot was examined in a neonatal Kenyan baby girl of African descent who had been delivered in the hospital and admitted to the ...
Aruyaru Stanley Mwenda
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Reproductive system infections in women : upper genital tract, fetal, neonatal and infant syndromes [PDF]
, 2020 Lower genital tract infection and bloodborne spread of infection are the two principal modes for infection of the upper genital tract or for infection of the fetus, neonate or infant.
Brunham, Robert C., Paavonen, Jorma
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