Diagnosis of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis. Issue 8 (August 1990)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Phillips, G; Forsyth, J S; Harper, I A
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 65:Issue 8(1990)
• Page Start: 894
• Page End: 895
• Publication Date: 1990-08
• Subjects: Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.65.8.894
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-9888

Abstract

Abstract : Fifty seven babies with ophthalmia neonatorum had conjunctival smears examined by microscopy and bacterial culture, and by immunofluorescence, to find out which was the best method of diagnosing chlamydial conjunctivitis. The positive (33%) and negative (70%) predictive values of microscopy and culture were too low for us to accept it as an adequate method of detecting the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis.