Treatment of Acute Conjunctivitis in the United States and Evidence of Antibiotic Overuse: Isolated Issue or a Systematic Problem?

Affiliations

Editorial

Misbah Keen et al. Ophthalmology. 2017 Aug.

. 2017 Aug;124(8):1096-1098.

doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.05.029.

No abstract available

Comment in

Re: Keen et al.: Treatment of acute conjunctivitis in the United States and evidence of antibiotic overuse: isolated issue or a systematic problem? (Ophthalmology. 2017;124:1096-1098).
Tauber S, Trattler W, Starr C, McDonald M, Luchs J, Boland T. Tauber S, et al. Ophthalmology. 2018 Jul;125(7):e44-e45. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.02.013. Ophthalmology. 2018. PMID: 29935672 No abstract available.
Reply.
Keen M, Thompson MJ. Keen M, et al. Ophthalmology. 2018 Jul;125(7):e45. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.02.015. Ophthalmology. 2018. PMID: 29935674 No abstract available.

Antibiotic Prescription Fills for Acute Conjunctivitis among Enrollees in a Large United States Managed Care Network.
Shekhawat NS, Shtein RM, Blachley TS, Stein JD. Shekhawat NS, et al. Ophthalmology. 2017 Aug;124(8):1099-1107. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.04.034. Epub 2017 Jun 16. Ophthalmology. 2017. PMID: 28624168 Free PMC article.