Question 72 · LEK · Newborn care
Indicate the true statement concerning Credé method:
- A. is performed in all children and is based on administration of a 0.5% solution of erythromycin or a 1% solution of tetracycline into each conjunctival sac.
- B. is not performed in babies delivered through a caesarean section.
- C. is based on the instillation of a 1% solution of silver nitrate into each eye.
- D. prevents conjunctivitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis.
- E. after the procedure, the eyes should be rinsed with saline.
Hint
Recall which agent Credé originally used in his 19th-century method and which pathogens it does and does not cover.
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