dc.contributor.author | Nsanze, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Dawodu, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Usmani, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Sabarinathan, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Varady, E | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-11T05:49:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-11T05:49:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1996-03 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ann Trop Paediatr. 1996 Mar;16(1):27-32. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8787362 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31096 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ophthalmia neonatorum in small babies is a common problem in neonatal units in Al Ain, but is infrequently associated with sexually transmitted disease agents. A study of 81 babies with ophthalmia neonatorum showed that 81.5% had bacterial or fungal infections. Staphylococcus aureus was the commonest causative organism followed by Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa while Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae were responsible for less than 5% of all cases. The disease was predominantly mild to moderately severe and easily treated with topical broad-spectrum antibiotic agents which are effective against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including hospital-associated strains. The most effective antimicrobial agents were gentamicin topically or ceftriaxone systemically. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Ophthalmia neonatorum in the United Arab Emirates | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, | en |