Conjunctivitis has many bacterial and viral causes. If the cause is bacterial, treatment with a broad-spectrum antibiotic resolves the problem in 1 to 3 days in almost all cases. If signs and symptoms persist, referral to an ophthalmologist is wise. Most cases of viral conjunctivitis are ...
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Bacterial conjunctivitis is a common ocular surface infection that is treated by general practitioners and ophthalmologists alike. Conjunctivitis can present as hyperacute, acute, or chronic. Symptoms classically include redness and discharge. Most signs of acute bacterial conjunctivitis are nonspecific for ...
The student health service provided topical antibiotic therapy to students presenting with signs or symptoms of conjunctivitis. In addition, bottles of alcohol-based anti-septic gel were provided to all undergraduate students along with an information sheet that provided instructions on proper hand antisep...
The treatments were equally effective and significantly (p < 0.001) reduced the Cumulative Sum Score of the clinical signs and symptoms of bacterial conjunctivitis. At the end of the trial, there was no difference between the two treatments in the Cumulative Sum Score of signs and symptoms (p ...
The treatments were equally effective and significantly (p < 0.001) reduced the Cumulative Sum Score of the clinical signs and symptoms of bacterial conjunctivitis. At the end of the trial, there was no difference between the two treatments in the Cumulative Sum Score of signs and symptoms (p ...
Predicting bacterial cause in infectious conjunctivitis: cohort study on informativeness of combinations of signs and symptoms. BMJ 2004; 329: 206–10. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38128.631319.ae.Search in Google Scholar 21. Pinto, RD, Lira, RP, Arieta, CE, Castro, RS, Bonon, SH. The ...
DiseasePathogenSigns and symptomsTransmissionTreatment Acute bacterial conjunctivitisH. influenzae, S. pneumoniae, S. aureusInflammation of conjunctiva with purulent crusting, dischargeExposure to secretions from infected individualBroad-spectrum topical antibiotics ...
after the use of intravenousimmunoglobulin(IVIG)[19]. Clinical clues to the presence of a drug-induced meningitis include a short interval between drugingestionand the start of symptoms (usually within hours) which include fever and stiffneckas well as some signs of allergy, pruritus,conjunctivitis...
Conclusions and RelevanceIn this review, bacterial conjunctivitis was more common than viral conjunctivitis in children and viral conjunctivitis was more common than bacterial conjunctivitis in adults, although the prevalence estimates were based on limited evidence. Symptoms and signs associated with a ...