DIVERGENCES IN PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF NEONATAL OPHTHALMIA: A LITERATURE REVIEW

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.159452410017

• Palavras-chave: Neonatal Ophthalmia; Secondary Prevention; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Medical Practice Guideline.

• Keywords: Neonatal Ophthalmia; Secondary Prevention; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Medical Practice Guideline.

• Abstract:

  Introduction: Neonatal ophthalmia is a conjunctivitis of newborns associated with irreversible visual loss if immediate intervention is not provided. It arises from the presence of maternal sexually transmitted infections of bacterial origin - mainly Chlamydia Trachomatis and N. Gonorrhoeae. Methodology: A literature review of articles was carried out, in English and Portuguese, from the last 5 years, present in the PubMed and VHL databases, with the descriptors ´´((ophthalmia neonatorum)) AND (preventing) AND (prophylaxis). Results: A total of 16 works that met the selection criteria were selected. Studies have shown divergences in which measures, prophylactic or medicinal, are recommended by various global organizations. Conclusion: Due to the scarcity of literature on the topic, the lack of standardization involving the prophylaxis and treatment of neonatal ophthalmia is evident and the importance of more studies on this subject is highlighted.