Conjunctivitis

Causes can be divided into three groups:

• Neonatal:
• GC (opthalmia neonatorum) - see here
• Chlamydia trachomatis (A->C)
• S. aureus

GrpB = meningitis, HSV = keratitis

• Child:
• Hib (not in the first 3 montsh due to maternal immunity)
• S. aureus
• Adult:
• Adenovirus (11 & 21)
• Pseudomonas/Acanthamoeba (contact lens)

• Epidemic Conjunctivitis:
• Adeno (11 & 21)
• Enterovirus "70"
• H. influenzae biotype aegypticus

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