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Preventing ophthalmia neonatorum
The use of silver nitrate as prophylaxis for neonatal ophthalmia was instituted in the late 1800s to prevent the devastating effects of neonatal ocular infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. At that time – during the preantibiotic era – many countries made such prophylaxis mandatory by law. Today, ne...
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| Published in: | Paediatr Child Health |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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Pulsus Group Inc
2015
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373584/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25838784 |
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