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Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum

Known as: Gonococcal Conjunctivitis, Neonatorum gonococcal conjunctivitis, Gonococcal ophthalmia 
Acute conjunctival inflammation in the newborn, usually caused by maternal gonococcal infection. The causative agent is NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. The… 
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Seasonal dynamics of mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in eastern North American house finches
Summary 1. Mycoplasma gallisepticum is an emerging eye disease that spread rapidly among wild house finches ( Carpodacus… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Is Credé's prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum still valid?
Carl Credes silver nitrate prophylaxis represented a tremendous step forward in the prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) in… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
The contrasting mechanisms of serum resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and group B Neisseria meningitidis.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Suppression of an absolute defect in type IV pilus biogenesis by loss-of-function mutations in pilT, a twitching motility gene in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Type IV pili of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the Gram-negative etiologic agent of gonorrhea, facilitate colonization of the human host… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Interaction of two variable proteins (PilE and PilC) required for pilus‐mediated adherence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to human epithelial cells
Pili confer the initial ability of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to bind to epithelial cells. Pilin (PilE), the major pilus subunit, and… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Gonococcal lipooligosaccharide sialylation prevents complement-dependent killing by immune sera
Previous investigators have demonstrated that a sialic acid residue is added to the terminal galactose moiety of gonococcal… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Epidemiology and control of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum.
From a public health point of view gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum (GCON) is important as it can rapidly lead to blindness. The… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Efficacy of neonatal ocular prophylaxis for the prevention of chlamydial and gonococcal conjunctivitis
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Gonococcal pili. Primary structure and receptor binding domain
The complete amino acid sequence of pilin from gonococcal strain MS11 and the sequence of constant and variable regions from… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Ophthalmia neonatorum: a chart review.
Cases of ophthalmia neonatorum diagnosed at Grady Memorial Hospital 1967-1973 were reviewed. Of 302 cases 43 could be diagnosed… 
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