Ophthalmia neonatorum.Provides information on ophthalmia neonatorum, a conjunctivitis in newborn infants. Causes of the condition; Signs and symptoms of the condition; Differential diagnosis; Clinical management of the condition.BruceAdrianLoughnanMichaelOptician...
The signs, symptoms, and corneal complications of this disease as well as the multiple ocular drugs used during this era will be presented. The judicial consequences on midwives and obstetricians will be discussed. The subsequent use of colloidal silver based agents such as collargol, protargol ...
Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2011. 6. Snowe RJ, Wilfert CM. Epidemic reappearance of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum. Pediatrics. 1973;51(...
The incidence of ophthalmia neonatorum has been reported as 8.2 per cent and 12 per cent in two recent prospective series from British maternity units;7.R these would include many mild cases that would not normally attend an eye hospital. The unusually high female to male preponderance of 2:1...
The clinical presentation of neonatal orbital cellulitis can be non-specific, and minimal signs of periorbital inflammation may go unrecognised by inexperienced parents or primary care medical personnel, leading to delayed treatment. Herein, we present a case series describing ophthalmia neonatorum ...
Two out of five symptomatic cases whose mothers reported completion of their treatment course with erythromycin had lingering symptoms.CONCLUSIONS\nOur findings affirm that the current prophylaxis and treatment modalities for chlamydial ophthalmia neonatorum are inadequate. To the extent...
The incidence of ophthalmia neonatorum has been reported as 8.2 per cent and 12 per cent in two recent prospective series from British maternity units;7.R these would include many mild cases that would not normally attend an eye hospital. The unusually high female to male preponderance of 2:1...