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Question:
When don't you use IM Ceftriaxone in newborns?
Answer:
When they are hyperbilirubinemic
Question:
Key points of Bacterial Conjunctivitis
Answer:
Children 3 months and 8 yrs most likely to have H. influenzae (most)
- S. aureus
- S. Pneumoniae
- M Catarrhalis
,Question:
Treatment for Bacterial conjunctivitis
Answer:
ophthalmic antibiotics
- Ointments or drops:
- Polytrim (TMP/Polymixin)
- erythromycin
-Flouroquinolone
Question:
Bacterial conjunctivitis dacryostenosis (blocked tear duct) tx:
Answer:
- erythromycin
- Flouroquinolone
, Question:
Conjunctivitis-Otitis syndrome
Answer:
- Children younger than 6
- H influenzae most common causative organism
Tx: High-dose amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin) - no topical
Question:
Gonococcal conjunctivitis - who gets it and Tx?
Answer:
Newborn and sexually active teens and adults
- Tx - Parental antibiotics (Ceftriaxone) and sterile saline irrigations.