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Single-dose therapy of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum with ceftriaxone
(1986)
We conducted a randomized clinical trial comparing a single intramuscular dose of 125 mg of ceftriaxone with a single intramuscular dose of 75 mg of kanamycin followed by topical gentamicin for seven days, and with a single ...
Epidemiology of ophthalmia neonatorum in Kenya
(1986)
In a Nairobi hospital where ocular prophylaxis against ophthalmia neonatorum has been discontinued, 1,019 women were screened for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis during labour and 7 and 28 days postpartum. ...
Ophthalmia neonatorum in Nairobi, Kenya: the roles of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis
(University of Nairobi,, 1986-05)
Among 149 consecutive infants with ophthalmia neonatorum in Nairobi, Neisseria gonorrhoeae was recovered from 43%, Chlamydia trachomatis from 13%, and both microorganisms from 4%. Three of five isolates of C. trachomatis ...
Single-dose ceftriaxone therapy of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum
(University of Nairobi, 1986-01)
Ceftriaxone (125 mg) given as a single intramuscular dose without topical therapy was evaluated in seven infants with smear-positive gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from the eyes of six ...