Open AccessCulture Positive Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum in a Tertiary Care Centre of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Sabina Shrestha,
Sunil Raja Manandhar,
Om Krishna Malla
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5044
Subject(s) - medicine , amikacin , vancomycin , cloxacillin , cross sectional study , penicillin , confidence interval , ciprofloxacin , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , pathology , bacteria , biology
Ophthalmia neonatorum although runs a benign course mostly, sometimes may progress to sight threatening complications. The study was conducted to find the prevalence of culture positive cases of opthalmia neonatorum.