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The Effect of Ophthalmic Antibiotics on Clinical Outcomes and Transmissibility of Conjunctivitis Associated with Haemophilus influenzae versus Other Pathogens: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Transmission rates among children with conjunctivitis were low and antibiotic use was not associated with reduced transmission. Policies recommending exclusion from daycare and school for conjunctivitis should be scrutinized as they may not reduce transmission and may increase unnecessary antibiotic use.

Source: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piae043

Authors: Elizabeth T Thomas, Rafael Perera-Salazar, Holly M Frost

Institutions: University of Oxford, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Colorado Denver

Language: English

Topic: Ocular Infections and Treatments

Subfield: Ophthalmology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development