Neisseria gonorrhoeae conjunctivitis. An outbreak during an epidemic of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis

Eduardo C Alfonso; B. Friedland; S. Hupp; K. Olsen; K. Senikowich; V. E. Sklar; Richard Forster

doi:10.1001/jama.250.6.794

Neisseria gonorrhoeae conjunctivitis. An outbreak during an epidemic of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis

Eduardo C Alfonso, B. Friedland, S. Hupp, K. Olsen, K. Senikowich, V. E. Sklar, Richard Forster

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Ten patients with gonococcal conjunctivitis were examined during an epidemic of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC). Eye cultures in all cases demonstrated Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and seven also had isolates of N gonorrhoeae in genital specimens. All patients responded well to antimicrobial therapy. The patients had used a folk remedy in which they had applied urine to their eyes to treat the symptoms of AHC.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	794-795
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the American Medical Association
Volume	250
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.250.6.794
State	Published - Oct 13 1983

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