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ophthalmia neonatorum

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ophthalmia neonatorum: see conjunctivitis conjunctivitis (kənjəngtəvī`təs)
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ophthalmia neonatorum [äf′thal·mē·ə ‚nē·ə·nə′tȯr·əm]
(medicine)
Inflammation of the eyes in the newborn contracted during passage through the birth canal; may be gonorrheal or purulent.


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He was admitted to the hospital for presumed ophthalmia neonatorum.
3] solutions for the prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum (ref.
In addition, because the most common class of infection in the first month of life is primarily caused by STD pathogens present in the birth canal (126), the same mucosal antibodies could be used in a predelivery cervicovaginal lavage or applied to newborns' eyes for studies in the prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum.
 
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