Gonorrhea, commonly known as a sexually transmitted infection (STI), can also affect the eyes in a condition known as gonococcal conjunctivitis. This less common but serious manifestation of gonorrhea ...

Conjunctivitis in infants within first 28 days of life is referred as Neonatal Conjunctivitis or Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Conjunctivitis is defined as inflammation of conjunctiva, which is the thin ...

To report five cases of gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis with severe corneal involvement treated with therapeutic keratoplasty. All adult cases were originally diagnosed as epidemic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Charlottesville investigators found that H. influenzae was responsible for most cases of conjunctivitis seen ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends the use of an antibiotic ointment to prevent gonococcal eye infections in all newborns. An antibiotic ointment is recommended by the U.S.

Take your practice outside: Yoga studios are breeding grounds for all sorts of grossness, including methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and ringworm. Matthew Kane/Unsplash “Have you ...

Gonococcal arthritis refers to inflammation in a joint as a result of a gonorrhea infection. Symptoms may occur when the bacteria spread through the blood and into the affected joints. It is one of ...

Of 30 patients with gonococcal arthritis seen between 1963 and 1967 the characteristic skin lesions of gonococcemia were noted in 15 and often served as an early clue to the diagnosis. Two clinical ...