The Effect of Ophthalmic Antibiotics on Clinical Outcomes and Transmissibility of Conjunctivitis Associated with <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> versus Other Pathogens: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Effect of Ophthalmic Antibiotics on Clinical Outcomes and Transmissibility of Conjunctivitis Associated with Haemophilus influenzae versus Other Pathogens: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Published:2024-05-13 Issue:7 Volume:13 Page:349-351
ISSN:2048-7207
Container-title:Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
language:en
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Author:

Thomas Elizabeth T¹^ORCID,Perera-Salazar Rafael¹,Frost Holly M²³⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK

2. Department of Pediatrics, Denver Health and Hospital Authority , Denver, CO , USA

3. Center for Health Systems Research, Denver Health and Hospital Authority , Denver, CO , USA

4. Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora, CO , USA

Abstract

Abstract Transmission rates among children with conjunctivitis were low and antibiotic use was not associated with reduced transmission. Policies recommending exclusion from daycare and school for conjunctivitis should be scrutinized as they may not reduce transmission and may increase unnecessary antibiotic use.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Link

https://academic.oup.com/jpids/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/jpids/piae043/57983041/piae043.pdf

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