Ophthalmia Neonatorum

Ophthalmia neonatorum is a bacterial eye infection in newborn infants that is passed from a mother with a gonorrhea or chlamydia infection during birth. Symptoms include red eyes, pus in the eye and swollen eyelids. Though rare, severe infections can cause blindness. Prevention includes screening of pregnant women and antibiotic treatment of infected mothers and infants.

 

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PHO Rounds: Canadian Guideline on HIV Pre-and-Post-Exposure Prophylaxis - 2025 Update

This session will review key takeaways from the guideline for clinicians and may also be of interest to public health officials/community representatives.

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Communicable Disease Control

Communicable.DiseaseControl@oahpp.ca

Updated 20 June 2021