Secondary household transmission of conjunctivitis in children.

Authors :: Kiernan ME
Keith A
Stein AB
Jenkins TC
Sebastian T
Meece J
Price C
Frost H
Source :: Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus [J AAPOS] 2024 Aug; Vol. 28 (4), pp. 103953. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 12.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Among surveyed households, the transmission rate of pediatric conjunctivitis was 12%. Rates did not differ when the index child did or did not use an ophthalmic antibiotic (14% vs 11% [P = 0.6]). Transmission rates were lower than for other infections where children are not routinely excluded from school or daycare.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Humans
Child
Child, Preschool
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Family Characteristics
Conjunctivitis
Infant
Female
Male
Conjunctivitis, Bacterial transmission
Conjunctivitis, Bacterial drug therapy
Conjunctivitis, Bacterial microbiology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1528-3933
Volume :: 28
Issue :: 4
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 38871247
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2024.103953