Identifying Children at Low Risk for Bacterial Conjunctivitis
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Identifying children at low risk for bacterial conjunctivitis.
OBJECTIVE To identify a population of children at low risk for bacterial conjunctivitis on the basis of history and physical examination findings. DESIGN Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING Urban pediatric emergency department. PARTICIPANTS Children aged 6 months to 17 years with conjunctival erythema, eye discharge, or both. The exclusion criteria were eye trauma, exposure to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.289