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Ophthalmia Neonatorum [PDF]

Public Health Reports (1896-1970), 1955
C A, SMITH, L, HALSE
openaire   +5 more sources

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY OF OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM AND IMPACT OF PROPHYLAXIS ON ITS INCIDENCE [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 2007
Prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) in the delivery room has been recommended by the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education only if the mother is affected by STDs.
M. Ghahramani A. A. Ghahramani
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of national and international guidelines on newborn care in the nurseries of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Italy

BMC Pediatrics, 2005
Background Care procedures for preventing neonatal diseases are carried out according to nurseries' traditions and may be not consistent with the evidence based medicine issues.
Fabris Claudio, Martano Claudio, Zaffaroni Mauro, Guarino Roberta, Guala Andrea, Pastore Guido, Bona Gianni   +6 more
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Corneal Diseases in Children in The Gambia [PDF]

, 2009
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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Correction: Cochrane corner: interventions for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum. [PDF]

Eye (Lond), 2023
Malik ANJ, Gilbert C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Efficacy of Potassium Aluminum Sulfate (KALSO4)2 and Povidone Iodine (C6H9I2NO) as Crede's Prophylaxis against Ophthalmia Neonatorum

JPAIR, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

Universal ophthalmia neonatorum prophylaxis in Ontario: a cost-effectiveness analysis. [PDF]

CMAJ Open, 2023
Rowlands Snyder EC, McGregor E, Coyle D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Aetiology and Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Ophthalmia Neonatorum in Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki.

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics
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
Ibekwe MU , Ibekwe RC , Umeora MC , Okafor IO   +3 more
doaj  

Ophthalmia neonatorum: should old ways play a role in new realities?

Portuguese Journal of Pediatrics
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, Joana Ester Batista, Gonçalo Torres, Sara Cunha, Paula Mota, Mariana Martins   +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]

, 2015
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Hoosen, Anwar A, Ison, Catherine A, Kharsany, Ayesha BM   +2 more
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