Clinical and bacteriological study of normal and inflamed neonatal conjunctivae.

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1992-02-01
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Maternal vaginal and neonatal conjunctival flora were prospectively studied in a 117 mother baby pairs. The commonest isolates from both vaginal and conjunctival flora were E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella species. In 85% of mother-baby dyads, isolates from vagina and conjunctiva were similar. The commonest bacterial isolates in neonates with conjunctivitis were Staphylococcus aureus (37.4%), E. coli (27.9%) and Klebsiella species (19.3%). Maternal coitus, infections, rupture of membranes and baby's birth weight and sex did not influence the occurrence of conjunctivitis.
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Rao K, Ramji S, Thirupuram S, Prakash K. Clinical and bacteriological study of normal and inflamed neonatal conjunctivae. Indian Pediatrics. 1992 Feb; 29(2): 161-5
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Indian Pediatrics