?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Survey+on+Ophthalmia+Neonatorum+in+Benin+City%2C+Nigeria+(Emphasis+on+gonococcal+ophthalmia)&rft.creator=Iyamu%2C+Dr+Eghosasere&rft.creator=Enabulele%2C+Dr+Onaiwu&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=The+purpose+of+the+study+was+to+investigate+the+incidence+of+gonococcal+ophthalmia+neonatorum+considering+its+ability+to+lead+to+childhood+blindness+through+corneal+ulceration+and+scarification.+Eye+swabs+were+obtained+from+330+neonates+of+1-5+days+in+the+hospitals+of+study.+Of+these%2C+248+yielded+growth+and+six+bacterial+genera+were+identified+using+standard+techniques.+Staphylococcus+aureus+was+the+most+prevalent+(60.5%25)+while+Neisseria+gonorrhoeae+accounted+for+1.7%25.+Susceptibility+patterns+of+bacterial+isolates+to+four+antibiotics+were+determined+using+Disk-diffusion+tests.+Staphylococcus+aureus+and+Neisseria+gonorrhoeae+showed+62.5+and+100%25+susceptibility+to+Erythromycin+while+66.7%25+of+Escherichia+coli+and+Klebsiella+and+62.5%25+of+Pseudomonas+aeruginosa+were+susceptible+to+Gentamicin.+The+incidence+of+gonococcal+ophthalmia+neonatorum+for+the+period+of+study+was+8.9+(cases+per+1%2C000+live+births).+Prevention+is+through+ocular+prophylaxis+by+the+application+of+either+1%25+silver+nitrate+ophthalmic+solution+or+0.5%25+erythromycin+ointment+to+the+neonates%E2%80%99+eyes+some+hours+after+birth.+This+would+help+to+preserve+vision+and+reduce+to+the+barest+minimum+the+incidence+of+childhood+blindness.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya+Bevinje%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2003-07&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3230%2F1%2F2003-2-2.pdf&rft.identifier=++Iyamu%2C+Dr+Eghosasere+and+Enabulele%2C+Dr+Onaiwu++(2003)+A+Survey+on+Ophthalmia+Neonatorum+in+Benin+City%2C+Nigeria+(Emphasis+on+gonococcal+ophthalmia).++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3230%2F