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.

• 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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