Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum after delivery by cesarean section: report of a case

Sex Transm Dis. 1979 Apr-Jun;6(2):77-8. doi: 10.1097/00007435-197904000-00008.

Abstract

This report describes a neonate delivered by cesarean section who had conjunctivitis due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Evidence supporting the hypothesis that gonococcal conjunctivitis can be acquired in utero is provided by this case study, which also emphasizes that saline lavage is inappropriate after instillation of AgNO3 into the neonate's eyes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section*
  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / transmission
  • Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture / complications
  • Gonorrhea / transmission
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Labor, Obstetric
  • Ophthalmia Neonatorum / etiology*
  • Ophthalmia Neonatorum / prevention & control
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
  • Silver Nitrate / therapeutic use
  • Sodium Chloride / adverse effects
  • Therapeutic Irrigation
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Sodium Chloride
  • Silver Nitrate