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what is 'conjunctival smears'?
Definition for conjunctival smears
conjunctival smears is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: acute bacterial conjunctivitis, chlamydia infections and viral conjunctivitis.
related diagnosis for 'conjunctival smears'
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diagnosis
acute bacterial conjunctivitis
type of pink eye caused by bacterial infection
conjunctival smears and acute bacterial conjunctivitis
chlamydia infections
multisystem infectious illnesses
conjunctival smears and chlamydia infections
viral conjunctivitis
type of pink eye due to viral infection
conjunctival smears and viral conjunctivitis
related procedure for 'conjunctival smears'/associated diagnoses
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procedures
conjunctival cultures
conjunctival smears and conjunctival cultures
conjunctival scrapings
conjunctival smears and conjunctival scrapings
cultures eye
conjunctival smears and cultures eye
ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
conjunctival smears and ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
conjunctival smears and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
related medication for 'conjunctival smears'/associated diagnoses
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doxycycline
conjunctival smears and doxycycline
erythromycin
conjunctival smears and erythromycin
trifluridine
conjunctival smears and trifluridine
acyclovir
conjunctival smears and acyclovir
amoxicillin(amoxil)
conjunctival smears and amoxicillin(amoxil)
artificial tears
conjunctival smears and artificial tears
azithromycin
conjunctival smears and azithromycin
azithromycin ophthalmic
conjunctival smears and azithromycin ophthalmic
azithromycin(zithromax)
conjunctival smears and azithromycin(zithromax)
bacitracin ophthalmic
conjunctival smears and bacitracin ophthalmic
ceftriaxone
conjunctival smears and ceftriaxone
ciprofloxacin ophthalmic
conjunctival smears and ciprofloxacin ophthalmic
doxycycline(vibramycin)
conjunctival smears and doxycycline(vibramycin)
erythromycin ointment
conjunctival smears and erythromycin ointment
erythromycin(e-mycin)
conjunctival smears and erythromycin(e-mycin)
gatifloxacin ophthalmic
conjunctival smears and gatifloxacin ophthalmic
gentamicin ophthalmic
conjunctival smears and gentamicin ophthalmic
idoxuridine ointment
conjunctival smears and idoxuridine ointment
idoxuridine solution
conjunctival smears and idoxuridine solution
levocabastine
conjunctival smears and levocabastine
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The Relationship between chlamydia trachomatis and chlamydia pneumoniae ...
Chlamydia infections were detected in conjunctival smears. ... Conjunctival scraping had been done in 29 (4.3%) cases mainly for mucopurulent conjunctivitis. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16088243
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Detection of experimental Chlamydia trachomatis eye infection in ...
... staining of conjunctival cytology smears with an antichlamydial ... showed that monoclonal antibody-stained cytology of conjunctival smears might ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?&artid=271336
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WONDER STD Document
... in a Gram-stained smear of conjunctival exudate suggests a diagnosis of ... Positive Gram-stained smears of exudate, CSF, or joint aspirate provide a ...
http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/STD/STDG3452.PCW.html
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The viral diseases of anterior segment of the eye in HIV-infected patients.
NLM Gateway. A service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Your Entrance to ... infection--by direct fluorescent antibody test in the conjunctival smear. ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f=102229760.html
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Allergic eye disease--a clinical challenge.
... prick tests, eosinophils in the conjunctival smear, and raised tear or serum total IgE. ... repeated contact of the conjunctival surface with a foreign ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9988434
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Cytology as a guide to the presence of chlamydial inclusions in Giemsa ...
... inclusions in Giemsa-stained conjunctival smears in severe endemic trachoma. ... of 927 Giemsa-stained conjunctival smears from children with chronic trachoma ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1017366
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2002 Treatment Guidelines -4
Treatment guidelines for sexually transmitted diseases from CDC's Division of ... but do not have gonococci in a Gram-stained smear of conjunctival exudate. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/STD/treatment/4-2002TG.htm
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Diagnosis of ophthalmia neonatorum.
... result of the Gram stained conjunctival smear correlated well with that of ... The Gram stained conjunctival smear is a highly sensitive, specific, and ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1248537
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Trypanosomiasis, American - Page 2
... may appear as a result of conjunctival contamination with the vector's feces. ... of thin and thick blood smears stained with Giemsa, for visualization of ...
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Frames/S-Z/TrypanosomiasisA...
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Microbiological study of neonatal conjunctivitis with special reference ...
METHODS: Conjunctival specimens from 70 newborns with conjunctivitis were ... trachomatis antigen was detected in conjunctival smears of 17 (24%) babies, and ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12532494?dopt=Abstract
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Urethritis and Cervicitis-STD Treatment Guidelines 2006
Treatment guidelines for sexually transmitted diseases, from CDC's Division of ... but do not have gonococci in a Gram-stained smear of conjunctival exudate. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2006/urethritis-and-cervicitis.htm
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Laboratory Identification of the Microsporidia
Conjunctival smears and corneal scrapings. ROUTINE HISTOLOGY AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY ... be used for smears prepared from conjunctival swabs and for sputum ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=130667
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17323246 2007 02 26 2007 06 29 0365-6691 82 2 2007 Feb [Nosocomial ...
Analysis of the incidence of subepithelial infiltrates 1 year after infection ... diagnosis confirmed adenovirus in 10 conjunctival smears and one serologically, ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17323246
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Treatment of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma with topical 5 ...
Conjunctival cytological smears of a case of recurrent squamous cell carcinoma: ... Conjunctival cytological smears obtained 3 months after the end of one course of ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1723406
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Duggan MA et al. Acta Cytolog. 1986
2426891 1986 09 17 1986 09 17 2006 11 15 0001-5547 30 4 1986 Jul-Aug Acta Cytol. ... 341-6 The use of conjunctival smears to diagnose infantile Chlamydia trachomatis ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2426891?ordinalpos=3&itoo...
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Bacteriological Investigation of Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis in ...
... Grünwald Giemsa-stained conjunctival smears revealed cytoplasmatic inclusion ... already been demonstrated from conjunctival smears from both sheep and reindeer ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1821000
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Eye Allergy Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
The result is much like smearing grease over the lens of a camera. It ... The conjunctival membranes react to a wide range of bacteria , viruses , allergy ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/eye_allergy/glossary.htm
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Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in AIDS.
Results were confirmed by conjunctival biopsy in one patient. ... which were also birefringent, were seen by LM in smears and paraffin sections. ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f=102197054.html
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1998 Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Disease
Specimens must contain conjunctival cells, not exudate alone. ... but do not have gonococci in a Gram-stained smear of conjunctival exudate. ...
http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/STD/STD98TG/STD98T09.HTM
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Acute Conjunctivitis Linked to Freshwater Sponges, Brazil | CDC EID
Blood smears and aqueous humor from selected patients were examined ... Conjunctival infection and opaque scleral nodule with vascularization in case ...
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/4/633.htm
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Conjunctival cytology of adult chlamydial conjunctivitis.
... examination by reviewing Giemsa-stained smears of conjunctival scrapings. ... Giemsa-stained conjunctival cytologic examination can provide a useful method to ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3010918?ordinalpos=2&itoo...
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BACTERIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES OF AN EPIDEMIC OF KOCH-WEEKS ...
... which epithelial cell inclusions may alone be present in the conjunctival smears. ... Bacteriological examination of smears and cultures is the only means ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2125333
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8220103 1993 12 22 1993 12 22 2004 11 17 0941-2921 2 4-5 1993 Aug Main ...
224-7 Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) is a combination of conjunctivitis and ... patients, virus isolation and serotyping from a conjunctival smear was conducted. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8220103
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Ophthalmia neonatorum associated with maternal chlamydial infections.
... combination of cultures and conjunctival smears for Giemsa staining and ... none of the infants had active conjunctivitis nor corneal or conjunctival scars. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/878139
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Diagnosis of neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis.
... with ophthalmia neonatorum had conjunctival smears examined by microscopy and ... in smears by use of a fluorescein labelled monoclonal antibody: comparison with ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1792480
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Humans seem to be infected only by 4 genera of microsporidia. Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in ... A conjunctival smear was positive for microsporidia. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9715470
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Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum Despite Treatment with Antibacterial ...
Journal List > Br Med J > v.1(5743); Jan 30, 1971. Summary. Selected ... to use an antibacterial agent pretreatment conjunctival smears for immediate ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1794980
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2002Treatment Guidelines -6
A Gram-stained smear of urethral exudate or intraurethral swab specimen for ... and 11 have been associated with conjunctival, nasal, oral, and laryngeal warts. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/STD/treatment/6-2002TG.htm
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VAERS Request
Dataset Documentation Data Use Restrictions How to Use WONDER. Make all desired selections and then click any Send button one time to send your ...
http://wonder.cdc.gov/vaers.html
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Experimental Salmonella-associated conjunctivitis in cats.
Cats were infected experimentally with Salmonella typhimurium via the conjunctiva. ... an absolute neutrophilia and conjunctival smears indicative of moderate to ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1236011
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Simplifying Collection of Corneal Specimens in Cases of Suspected ...
... Conjunctival ... Smears are useful for providing information on the presence ... vs Dacron swab in the preparation of conjunctival smears. Am. J. Ophthalmol. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=165349
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Conjunctivitis: Conjunctival and Scleral Disorders: Merck Manual ...
Smears and conjunctival scrapings should be examined microscopically and stained ... Smears, bacterial cultures, and chlamydial studies should be done. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec09/ch101/ch101c.html
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Chapter 4 - Rickettsial Infections - Yellow Book | CDC Travelers' Health
Morulae can sometimes be detected in Giemsa-stained blood smears. Q FEVER ... Fever, headache, sweating, conjunctival injection, adenopathy, eschar, rash ...
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowBookCh4-Rickettsial.aspx
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Use of a Chlamydia trachomatis DNA probe for detection of ocular chlamydiae.
Upper tarsal conjunctival specimens from each subject were obtained for DNA ... smears from patients with trachoma and patients with ophthalmia neonatorum using ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=267483
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Chlorhexidine as an effective agent against Chlamydia trachomatis in ...
Journal List > Antimicrob Agents Chemother > v.16(6); Dec ... The cytology of conjunctival smears from aboriginal school children at Yalata, South Australia. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=352965
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Neonatal inclusion conjunctivitis in Australia.
Journal List > Br J Ophthalmol > v.53(10); Oct 1969. Summary. Selected ... Cytological survey of conjunctival smears from aboriginal school children at ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=506732
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva: a series of 26 cases
Although conjunctival SCC is regarded as a low grade malignancy, two of our 26 ... who report the use of smears from conjunctival scrapings, claim to be able to ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Human papillomavirus in conjunctival papilloma
AIM?To examine conjunctival papillomas for the presence of human papillomavirus ... archival cervical smears by a consensus polymerase chain reaction and direct ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1724043
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Scleritis: Conjunctival and Scleral Disorders: Merck Manual Professional
Section. Eye Disorders. Subject. Conjunctival and Scleral Disorders. Scleritis ... Smears or rarely biopsies are necessary to confirm infectious scleritis. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec09/ch101/ch101f.html
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Outbreak of Bacterial Conjunctivitis at a College --- New Hampshire ...
Giemsa stains of conjunctival discharge from seven students showed lancet-shaped ... No smears showed a predominantly lymphocytic response or viral inclusions. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5110a1.htm
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Diagnosis of disseminated microsporidian Encephalitozoon hellem ...
... were detected in smears from a conjunctival swab and urine sediment ... products from the urine and conjunctival clinical specimens, along with the ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=228923
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Interaction between Chlamydia spp. and human polymorphonuclear ...
... leukocyte counts in gram-stained urethral smears. Sex Transm Dis. ... inclusions in Giemsa-stained conjunctival smears in severe endemic trachoma. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=260908
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Comparison of nine antigen detection kits for diagnosis of urogenital ...
... Mearns G, Farram E. Evaluation of an immunofluorescence test on direct smears of conjunctival and urogenital swabs taken from koalas for the detection of ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=270626
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Toxic effect of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes on Chlamydia trachomatis.
... of peroxidase activity in goblet cells of the conjunctival epithelium of rats. ... inclusions in Giemsa-stained conjunctival smears in severe endemic trachoma. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=347550
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Scleritis: Conjunctival and Scleral Disorders: Merck Manual Professional
... Pemphigoid· Conjunctivitis· Episcleritis· Other Conjunctival Disorders·Scleritis ... Smears or rarely biopsies are necessary to confirm infectious scleritis. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec09/ch101/ch101f.html
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Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposure
Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures ... Conjunctival irritation and superficial corneal injuries generally improve ...
http://aepo-xdv-www.epo.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/p0000016/p0000016.asp
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The Role of Infectious Agents in the Etiology of Ocular Adnexal Neoplasia
... 233 The often subjective screening Pap smear is giving way to polymerase chain ... Even though conjunctival papilloma may persist for extended periods of time, ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Human microsporidial infections.
Journal List > Clin Microbiol Rev > v.7(4); Oct 1994. Summary ... bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and conjunctival smears is now becoming routine practice. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=7834600
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Table C: Pathology and Laboratory Tests
... 4-$36 87207 87207 Smear, special stain for inclusion bodies or intracellular ... 88346 Direct immunoflourescent study (conjunctival scrapings of eye) $27-$140 ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat5.table.24921
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1998 Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
A Papanicolaou (Pap) smear should be obtained at the first prenatal visit if ... and C. trachomatis, a Pap smear, and wet mount examination of vaginal secretions. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00050909.htm
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