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Capitol Medical Center Colleges, Inc.#4 Sto. Domingo Avenue, Quezon City

College of Nursing

A Case Study about Adult ConjunctivitisIn Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in

MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY

by

Bugarin. Mark Ernest P.Caballero, Kayla MarieCarmelo, Maricris R.

Castro, Ma. LuisaCercado, Jeniffer M.De Jesus, Gabriel M.

Del Rosario, Klarisse Jane R.Delos Reyes, Ivy Katrina P.

Submitted to:Ms. Serrana

October 20, 2010

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5. Complication

The trachoma serovars of C. trachomatis inclusion conjunctivitis secondary to

genital tract infection, there is not the same likelihood of re-infection.

Furthermore, in developed countries there is a greater likelihood that the infection

will be treated promptly. Thus conjunctival scarring is rarely a complication of

adult inclusion conjunctivitis, although micro-pannus, and micro ulceration of the

cornea following punctate keratitis do, rarely, occur.

6. Treatment

The treatment is essential that all patients with chlamydial conjunctivitis and their

sexual partners are examined and treated for concomitant chlamydial genital

tract infection. Inclusion conjunctivitis generally responds well to the kind of

regimens of macrolide or doxycycline used for treating chlamydial genital tract

infection. In the case of doxycycline, treatment with a weekly dose of 300 mg for

three weeks or a daily dose of 1.5 mg/kg of body weight (100 mg) for one week

produced a clinical and microbiological cure in 100% of 93 patients with adult

chlamydial conjunctivitis. However, mild to moderate papillary responses

persisted in some patients up to six months from completion of their treatment.

The best results were obtained with a daily dose of 100 mg for two weeks, which

produced rapid clinical and microbiological cure in all patients. The use of

azithromycin for the treatment of trachoma suggests that it is likely to be a

convenient and effective drug for use in treating adult chlamydial inclusion

conjunctivitis.

7. Prevention

Personal hygiene is of ultimate importance. This includes washing the

body regularly, especially after returning from outdoors.

Clothes must be changed after each outing, and everyday a washed pair

of clothes must be worn.

Be wary of moving around much in crowded public places.

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