RESUMO
Eleven cases of Branhamella catarrhalis conjunctivitis have been reported. In four recent studies that examine the microbial etiology of ophthalmia neonatorum, B catarrhalis was identified only twice in 1,299 cases. However, diagnosis by Gram stain in some and previous antibiotic therapy in others may have resulted in underdiagnosis of B catarrhalis and inaccurate diagnosis as gonococcal ophthalmia.
Assuntos
Conjuntivite Bacteriana/etiologia , Neisseria/isolamento & purificação , Oftalmia Neonatal/etiologia , Conjuntivite Bacteriana/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Gonorreia/diagnóstico , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Oftalmia Neonatal/diagnósticoRESUMO
Rickettsia rickettsii were identifiable by the immunofluorescence technique in skin specimens obtained by biopsy on days 4 and 8 of illness from patients with Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The immunofluorescence technique is regarded as a practical means of confirming the diagnosis during the early stages of illness before positive serologic reactions can be obtained.
