Diseases

Ophthalmia Neonatorum

Acute conjunctival inflammation in the newborn, usually caused by maternal gonococcal infection. The causative agent is NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. The baby's eyes are contaminated during passage through the birth canal.

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Acute conjunctival inflammation in the newborn, usually caused by maternal gonococcal infection. The causative agent is NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. The baby's eyes are contaminated during passage through the birth canal.

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, 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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bact conjunctivitis; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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  1. C01w.150.252w.289.225.625w
  2. C01w.150.252w.400w.625.774w
  3. C01w.375.354.220.625w
  4. C11w.187.183w.220.538w
  5. C11w.294.354.220.625w
  6. C16w.614.677w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009878. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009878
  2. Ophthalmia Neonatorum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neonatal_conjunctivitis
  3. Ophthalmia Neonatorum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q363988