Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 20 - Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System and Eyes - Questions For Review - Fill in the Blanks - Page 634: 14

Answer

Nesseria gonorrhoeae

Work Step by Step

A sexually transmitted bacterium, Nesseria gonorrhoeae, causes ophthalmia neonatorum in newborns who are infected while passing through a diseased birth canal. Ophthalmia neonatorum is also known as neonatal conjunctivitis and will occur within 4 weeks of birth.
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