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Abstract
Purulent infections of the conjunctiva by several species of gram-negative, gram-positive, or acid-fast organisms. Some of the more commonly found genera causing conjunctival infections are Haemophilus, Streptococcus, Neisseria, and Chlamydia.
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- Bacterial Conjunctivitides
- Conjunctivitides, Bacterial
- Conjunctivitis, Bacterial
- Conjunctivitis, Mucopurulent
- Conjunctivitis, Purulent
- Conjunctivitides, Mucopurulent
- Conjunctivitides, Purulent
- Mucopurulent Conjunctivitides
- Mucopurulent Conjunctivitis
- Purulent Conjunctivitides
- Purulent Conjunctivitis
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate with specific bacterial infection term
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- Bacterial Infections or specifics (1966-1985)
- Conjunctivitis (1966-1985)
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- National Library of Medicine. Bacterial Conjunctivitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003234. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003234
- Bacterial Conjunctivitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18558195