NEONATAL CONJUNCTIVITIS – A REVIEW
Ophthalmia neonatorum remains a significant cause of ocular morbidity, blindness and even death in underdeveloped countries. The organisms causing ophthalmia neonatorum are acquired mainly from the mother’s birth canal during delivery and a small percentage of cases are acquired by other ways. Chlam...
Main Authors: | AZIZ S, TAN AK, FAISAL HA, ASOKUMARAN T, MALLIKA PS, INTAN G |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
2008-01-01
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Series: | Malaysian Family Physician |
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Online Access: | http://www.e-mfp.org/2008v3n2/pdf/Neonatal_conjunctivitis.pdf |
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