Different Clinical Presentations of the Same Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis Outbreak in Premature Babies and Their Parents

@article{Koluk2018DifferentCP,
  title={Different Clinical Presentations of the Same Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis Outbreak in Premature Babies and Their Parents},
  author={Yusuf Koçluk and Emine Alyamaç Sukgen},
  journal={Ocular Immunology and Inflammation},
  year={2018},
  volume={26},
  pages={406 - 411}
}
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aims to report the differences in the findings of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) between premature babies and their families at an outbreak of viral conjunctivitis. Methods: In this prospective observational study, premature babies (25 patients) who were diagnosed with EKC and the family members (30 patients, mother, father, or grandmother/father) who had EKC after contacting them were monitored closely. Patients were divided into two groups as preterm babies… 
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