Abstract: . . .  less than 2 week of age Treat (see p 6) and arrange hospital admission If diagnosis confirmed 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 . . .
. . .  further dissemination. Discuss with a senior Public Health Physician. Factors in favour of such treatment would be: • remote location or difficulty of access to clinical care or oversight, • crowded accommodation, • sub-optimal understanding and personal practices of hygiene, or • presence of children in the household. Management of an Epidemic situation All members of the household where there is an affected person, and members of same classroom for a school age child, should be examined for conjunctivitis . If signs are present, swabs should be taken as for all suspected cases . There is no need for genital or urine specimens in an epidemic situation. Page 8 Guidelines for the Control of Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in the Northern Territory Guidelines for the Control of Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in the Northern Territory . . .
. . .  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  . . .
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