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Silver Nitrate Prophylaxis

Silver Nitrate Prophylaxis is a chemical antimicrobial prophylactic agent administered neonatally to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, distinguished by its use of a 1% silver nitrate solution instilled into the newborn’s conjunctival sac immediately after birth.

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Credé ProphylaxisCredé's Prophylaxis

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Publications

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Efficacy of Neonatal Ocular Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Chlamydial and Gonococcal Conjunctivitis

Margaret R. Hammerschlag, Cynthia Cummings, Patricia M. Roblin et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1989 · 169 citations

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Prophylaxis of Gonococcal and Chlamydial Ophthalmia Neonatorum

F. A. Plummer, Peter Piot, W. Namaara et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1988 · 141 citations

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Erythromycin Ointment for Ocular Prophylaxis of Neonatal Chlamydial Infection

Margaret R. Hammerschlag · JAMA · 1980 · 121 citations

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Antiseptic and aseptic prophylaxis for burns: use of silver nitrate and of isolators.

J.S. Cason, D. M. Jackson, E. J. L. Lowbury et al. · BMJ · 1966 · 114 citations · Full text

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Ophthalmia neonatorum: a chart review.

John H. Armstrong, Fernando Zacarías, Michael F. Rein · PubMed · 1976 · 86 citations

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Authors

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  1. LL
    Louis Lehrfeld

    Philadelphia University, United States

    3 publications · 39 citations

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  2. MR
    Margaret R. Hammerschlag

    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, United States

    3 publications · 306 citations

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  3. JT
    J. Thomas Grayston

    University of Washington, United States

    2 publications · 76 citations

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  4. LA
    Leonard Apt

    Doheny Eye Institute, United States

    2 publications · 70 citations

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  5. DM
    Dorothy Moore

    Montreal Children's Hospital, Canada

    2 publications · 91 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    16 publications

    663 citations

  2. Chung Shan Medical University Hospital

    Taichung, Taiwan

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    87 citations

  3. Harbor–UCLA Medical Center

    Torrance, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    136 citations

  4. Duke Medical Center

    Durham, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  5. Fatebenefratelli Hospital

    Rome, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  6. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

    Bethesda, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

  7. Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico

    Rome, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  8. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    166 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the American Medical Association

    7 publications · 141 citations

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  2. PEDIATRICS

    7 publications · 249 citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 7 publications · 342 citations

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  4. JAMA

    5 publications · 199 citations

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  5. New England Journal of Medicine

    NEJM · 2 publications · 310 citations

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