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- Title
The Bacterial Etiology of Conjunctivitis in Early Infancy.
- Authors
Krohn, Marijane A.; Hillier, Sharon L.; Bell, Thomas A.; Kronmal, Richard A.; Grayston, J. Thomas
- Abstract
The authors conducted this study to determine the etiologic agents of conjunctivitis in early infancy. From 1985 to 1990, 630 infants enrolled in a randomized, controlled, double-masked study of eye prophylaxis were observed for 60 days after delivery for signs of conjunctivitis. The following isolates were categorized as pathogens: , and . Using conditional logistic regression for analysis of 97 infant pairs, the authors identified isolates categorized as pathogens almost exclusively among cases (odds ratio (OR) = 18.0, 95% confidence interval (Cl) 2.3–128). Among the microorganisms which have not usually been regarded as pathogens in the etiology of infant conjunctivitis, was the only microorganism associated with an increased risk of conjunctivitis (OR = 5.3, 95% Cl 1.8–15.0). The findings concerning the species of bacteria most often associated with conjunctivitis, as well as the finding that method of delivery is unimportant, suggest that bacteria were transmitted to the infants' eyes after birth and not from the birth canal. 1993; 138:326–32.
- Publication
American Journal of Epidemiology, 1993, Vol 138, Issue 5, p326
- ISSN
0002-9262
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116862