Editorial comment: An outbreak of non-sexually transmitted gonococcal conjunctivitis in Central Australia and the Kimberley region

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  • Vicki Krause Centre for Disease Control, Territory Health Services, Northern Territory

Keywords:

gonococcal infection, conjunctivitis, outbreak management, treatment

Abstract

Discussion of issues raised in the paper: An outbreak of non-sexually transmitted gonococcal conjunctivitis in Central Australia and the Kimberley region. Treatment for gonoccoccal conjunctivitis is outlined.

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References

Victorian Drug Usage Advisory Committee. Antibiotic Guidelines 1996-1997, 9th edition. North Melbourne: Victorian Medical Postgraduate Foundation Therapeutics Committee, 1998.

Merianos A, Condon R, Tapsall J. Epidemic gonococcal conjunctivitis in Central Australia. Med J Aust 1995;162:178-181.

Center for Disease Control. Guidelines for the control of gonococcal conjunctivitis. Darwin: Territory Health Services, 1997.

Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association. Standard Treatment Manual, 3rd edition. Alice Springs: Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association, 1997.

Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program. Annual report of the Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme 1996. Commun Dis Intell 1997;21:189-192.

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Published

16/04/98

How to Cite

Krause, Vicki. 1998. “Editorial Comment: An Outbreak of Non-Sexually Transmitted Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in Central Australia and the Kimberley Region”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 22 (April):57-58. https://ojs.cdi.cdc.gov.au/index.php/cdi/article/view/2094.

Issue

Vol. 22 (1998)

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Editorial

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