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

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.
Authors	C L Strand, V A Arango
Journal	Sexually transmitted diseases (Sex Transm Dis) 1979 Apr-Jun Vol. 6 Issue 2 Pg. 77-8 ISSN: 0148-5717 [Print] United States
PMID	494043 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Sodium Chloride Silver Nitrate
Topics	Adult Cesarean Section Extraembryonic Membranes Female Fetal Diseases (transmission) Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture (complications) Gonorrhea (transmission) Humans Infant, Newborn Labor, Obstetric Ophthalmia Neonatorum (etiology, prevention & control) Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Silver Nitrate (therapeutic use) Sodium Chloride (adverse effects) Therapeutic Irrigation Time Factors

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