A study of Ophthalmia Neonatorum in the Central Reion of Ghana: Causative Agents and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns

• Main Authors: Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi OD, Ph.D (Author), Samuel Kyei OD, Ph.D (Author), Selina Holdbrook OD (Author), Emmanuel Kwasi Abu OD, Ph.D (Author), Jonathan Ntow Bsc (Author), Abena Mantebea Ateko OD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In developing countries such as Ghana, ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) remains a public health concern. This is because of its unknown etiology patterns, the growing concerns of antibiotic resistance strains and the contribution of ON to childhood blindness. This study was therefore conducted to determin...