Causative organisms for different types of conjunctivitis

Hello friends in this blog we are going to see different type of conjunctivitis and organism responsible for conjunctivitis.  

What is conjunctivitis ?

Conjunctivitis means inflammation of conjunctiva it may be a due to organism, allergic agent and more it leads to a conjunctivitis.

Common causative organisms for different types of conjunctivitis are

• Purulent (hyperacute conjunctivitis) : Gonococci, Neisseria  meningitides 

• Angular conjunctivitis : Moraxella-Axenfeld (Haemophilus lacunatum) 

• Swimming pool (inclusion conjunctivitis)  : Chlamydia trachomatis conjunctivitis serotypes D to K 

• Epidemic kerato-conjunctivitis : Adenovirus type 8,19  

• Acute haemorrhagic (Apollo conjunctivitis)  : Enterovirus type 70 conjunctivitis 

• Beal’s conjunctivitis (Apollo conjunctivitis)  : Adenovirus type 3 &7 

• Egyptian ophthalmia (Trachoma) : Chlamydia trachomatis serotype A, B, Ba, C 

• Acute membranous conjunctivitis : Corynebacterium diphtheriae and streptococcus haemolyticus 

• Ophthalmia neonatorum : Gonococci, Chlamydia    trachomatis (D to K), staphylococci, herpes simplex

• Acute follicular conjunctivitis : Adenovirus, Chlamydia oculogenitalis, herpes simplex 

• Ophthalmia nodosa : Caterpillar hair.

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