Microbiology E3 Eye infections

Types of eye infections (3)

pink eye, ophthalmia neonatorum, trachoma

ophthalmia neonatorum

conjunctivitis (pink eye) of the newborn

ophthalmia neonatorum causes (2)

- neisseria gonorrhoeae

- chlamydia trachomatis

what part of chlamydia attaches to cells (of

ophthalmia neonatorum)

elemental body

how can babies get infected with

ophthalmia neonatorum

if present in the birth canal during birth

ophthalmia neonatorum treatment (2)

- silver nitrate

- tetracycline

Pink eye/bacterial conjuctivitis causes (5)

- staphylococcus

- streptococcus

- neisseria

- hamophilus influenza

pseudomonas

Pink eye/bacterial conjuctivitis treatment

- sulfonamide ointment

trachoma/swollen conjunctiva causes

certain strains of chlamydia trachomatis

what happens with trachoma/swollen conjunctiva

eyelashes turn inward (trichiasis)

what can trachoma/swollen conjunctiva lead to (3)

- blindness (if untreated)

- cornea scarring

- secondary infections