Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Conjunctivitis
Organism
Conjunctivitis
Neonate (ophthalmia neonatorum): C. trachomatis (15–50%), N. gonorrhoeae (GNDC), HSV.
Children and adults: adenovirus, staphylococci (GPC), HSV, H. influenzae (GNCB), S. pneumoniae (GPDC), S. pyogenes (GPC), VZV, N. gonorrhoeae (GNDC), M. lacunata (GNCB), M. catarrhalis, Bartonella sp. (Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome).
Adult inclusion conjunctivitis/trachoma: C. trachomatis.
Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (acute epidemic kerato-conjunctivitis): enterovirus, coxsackievirus.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Conjunctivitis." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619368/all/Conjunctivitis.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Conjunctivitis. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619368/all/Conjunctivitis. Accessed April 18, 2024.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Conjunctivitis. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619368/all/Conjunctivitis
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Conjunctivitis [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2024 April 18]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619368/all/Conjunctivitis.
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