The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force gave an ‘A’ level recommendation to prophylactic ocular topical medication to prevent gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum regardless of a woman’s gestational age, according to a report recently published in JAMA.
The rate of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum — which the USPSTF said without treatment can lead to blindness, corneal scarring and ocular perforation as early as 24 hours after birth — was estimated at 0.4 cases per 100,000 live births a year during 2013 to 2017.
“The USPSTF found no new data that would change its
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