Question 72 · LEK · Newborn care

Indicate the true statement concerning Credé method:

  1. 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.
  2. B. is not performed in babies delivered through a caesarean section.
  3. C. is based on the instillation of a 1% solution of silver nitrate into each eye.
  4. D. prevents conjunctivitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis.
  5. 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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