Open AccessConjunctivitis in the newborn- A comparative study
Author(s) -
Meenakshi Wadhwani,
Pamela D’souza,
Rajesh Jain,
Renu Dutta,
Arvind Saili,
Abha Singh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.81584
Subject(s) - group b , medicine , etiology , caesarean section , incidence (geometry) , group a , bacterial conjunctivitis , pediatrics , streptococcus , staphylococcus , conjunctiva , allergic conjunctivitis , obstetrics , staphylococcus aureus , pregnancy , allergy , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics , genetics , physics , bacteria , optics
Conjunctivitis of the newborn is defined as hyperemia and eye discharge in the neonates and is a common infection occurring in the neonates in the first month of life. In the United States, the incidence of neonatal conjunctivitis ranges from 1-2%, in India, the prevalence is 0.5-33% and varies in the world from 0.9-21% depending on the socioeconomic status.