"Ophthalmia Neonatorum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Acute conjunctival inflammation in the newborn, usually caused by maternal gonococcal infection. The causative agent is NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. The baby's eyes are contaminated during passage through the birth canal.
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D009878
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.354.225.625 C01.252.400.625.391.658 C01.539.375.354.220.625 C11.187.183.220.538 C11.294.354.220.625 C16.614.677
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ophthalmia Neonatorum".
- Diseases [C]
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
- Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
- Eye Infections, Bacterial [C01.252.354]
- Conjunctivitis, Bacterial [C01.252.354.225]
- Ophthalmia Neonatorum [C01.252.354.225.625]
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections [C01.252.400]
- Neisseriaceae Infections [C01.252.400.625]
- Gonorrhea [C01.252.400.625.391]
- Ophthalmia Neonatorum [C01.252.400.625.391.658]
- Infection [C01.539]
- Eye Infections [C01.539.375]
- Eye Infections, Bacterial [C01.539.375.354]
- Conjunctivitis, Bacterial [C01.539.375.354.220]
- Ophthalmia Neonatorum [C01.539.375.354.220.625]
- Eye Diseases [C11]
- Conjunctival Diseases [C11.187]
- Conjunctivitis [C11.187.183]
- Conjunctivitis, Bacterial [C11.187.183.220]
- Ophthalmia Neonatorum [C11.187.183.220.538]
- Eye Infections [C11.294]
- Eye Infections, Bacterial [C11.294.354]
- Conjunctivitis, Bacterial [C11.294.354.220]
- Ophthalmia Neonatorum [C11.294.354.220.625]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases [C16.614]
- Ophthalmia Neonatorum [C16.614.677]
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ophthalmia Neonatorum" by people in Profiles.
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Chlamydial infections in pediatrics: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. Pediatr Infect Dis. 1986 Jan-Feb; 5(1):158-62.