Abstract: . . .  arrange full STI check for mother and her partner Babies 2-6 weeks of age Consult with paediatrician re management Collect swabs for gonorrhoea and chlamydia, MC&S & PCR, Irrigate eye Visual Acuity Fluorescein stain Normal Abnormal Consult ophthalmologist and consider transfer to hospital Management of gonococcal conjunctivitis Page 12 Guidelines for the Control of Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in the Northern Territory Guidelines for the Control of Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in the Northern Territory Guidelines for the Control of Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in the Northern Territory 12 Your regional CDC Alice Springs Ph: 08 89517549 Katherine Ph: 08 89739049 Nhulunbuy Ph 08 89870357 Tennant Creek Ph 08 89624250 For further information contact Centre for Disease Control Darwin Ph: 08 89228044 Fax: 08 89228310 www.nt.gov.au/health/cdc OR  . . .
. . .  the Northern Territory Guidelines for the Control of Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in the Northern Territory Guidelines for the Control of Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in the Northern Territory 2 Further copies available from Centre for Disease Control Department of Health and Community Services PO Box 40596 Casuarina NT 0811 OR http://www.nt.gov.au/health/cdc/protocols.shtml Comments are welcome and should be directed to the Project/ Research Officer at the above address. Prepared by the Centre for Disease Control. 1 st Edition August 1997 2 nd Edition January 2003 3 rd Edition November 2005 Page 3 Guidelines for the Control of Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in the Northern Territory Guidelines for the Control of Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in the Northern Territory Guidelines for the Control of Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in the Northern Territory 3 Background ..................................................................................................... 4 Clinical Picture ................................................................................................ 4 Mode of Transmission .................................................................................... 4 Incubation ........................................................................................................ . . .
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