Acute bacterial conjunctivitis - benefits versus risks with antibiotic treatment
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BACTERIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS IN ZAHEDAN
The objective of this study was to determine the most common type of pathogen causing conjunctivitis. Out of 495 patients who referred to the Zahedan Eye Clinic from May 22, 199 1 to October 22, 1992,296 cases were diagnosed as nonbacterial conjunctivitis. From the remaining number of cases, two patients had chlamydia and six patients had Candida albicans, while the frequency of bacterial i...
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An evaluation of risks versus benefits from new products should be encouraged, even when dealing with agents which may cause cancer or malformations in laboratory animals, because there is evidence that safety thresholds exist even for such exposures. However, it is not easy to describe risk and benefit in comparable terms when they may involve generations to come and events in the future.
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CLINICAL QUESTION What is the best treatment for bacterial conjunctivitis? RESULTS Topical antibiotics expedite recovery from bacterial conjunctivitis. The choice of antibiotic usually does not affect outcome. IMPLEMENTATION Recognition of key distinguishing features of bacterial conjunctivitis Pitfalls that can be recognized in the history and physical examinationChoice of antibioticWhen t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1755-375X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.01110.x