Conjunctivitis, Bacterial

Synonym(s) - Bacterial Conjunctivitis - Conjunctivitis, Mucopurulent - Mucopurulent Conjunctivitides

Definition: Purulent infections of the conjunctiva by several species of gram-negative, gram-positive, or acid-fast organisms. Some of the more commonly found genera causing conjunctival infections are Haemophilus, Streptococcus, Neisseria, and Chlamydia.

Broader term(s)

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
• Bacterial Infections
• Eye Infections, Bacterial
• Conjunctivitis, Bacterial

See also

• Conjunctivitis, Inclusion
• Ophthalmia Neonatorum
• Trachoma