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In 1883 Koch discovred the bacilli of two forms of two different forms of infectious conjunctivitis, or Egyptian ophthalmia. In 1886 Weeks discovered the same organism to be the cause of "pink-eye". <ref name="pmid8953986">{{cite journal| author=Weeks JE| title=The bacillus of acute conjunctival catarrh, or 'pink eye'. 1886. | journal=Arch Ophthalmol | year= 1996 | volume= 114 | issue= 12 | pages= 1510-1 | pmid=8953986 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8953986 }} </ref> | In 1883 Koch discovred the [[bacilli]] of two forms of two different forms of '''[[infectious conjunctivitis]]''', or [[Egyptian ophthalmia]]. In 1886 Weeks discovered the same organism to be the cause of "pink-eye". <ref name="pmid8953986">{{cite journal| author=Weeks JE| title=The bacillus of acute conjunctival catarrh, or 'pink eye'. 1886. | journal=Arch Ophthalmol | year= 1996 | volume= 114 | issue= 12 | pages= 1510-1 | pmid=8953986 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8953986 }} </ref> | ||
'''[[Neonatal Conjunctivitis]]''' described in 1750, it is one of the most common infections occurring in the first month of life.<ref name="pmid25606121">{{cite journal| author=Mallika P, Asok T, Faisal H, Aziz S, Tan A, Intan G| title=Neonatal conjunctivitis - a review. | journal=Malays Fam Physician | year= 2008 | volume= 3 | issue= 2 | pages= 77-81 | pmid=25606121 | doi= | pmc=4170304 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25606121 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
In 1883 Koch discovred the bacilli of two forms of two different forms of infectious conjunctivitis, or Egyptian ophthalmia. In 1886 Weeks discovered the same organism to be the cause of "pink-eye". [1] Neonatal Conjunctivitis described in 1750, it is one of the most common infections occurring in the first month of life.[2]
References
- ↑ Weeks JE (1996). "The bacillus of acute conjunctival catarrh, or 'pink eye'. 1886". Arch Ophthalmol. 114 (12): 1510–1. PMID 8953986.
- ↑ Mallika P, Asok T, Faisal H, Aziz S, Tan A, Intan G (2008). "Neonatal conjunctivitis - a review". Malays Fam Physician. 3 (2): 77–81. PMC 4170304. PMID 25606121.