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| Conjunctivitis Agent Prediction (bacterial or other) |
The EBMcalc module Conjunctivitis Agent Prediction (bacterial or other) is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator evaluates the following Clinical Criteria:
- Eyes "glued" in morning
- Pruritis
- History of prior viral conjunctivitis
References
- Rietveld RP, ter Riet G, Bindels PJ, et al. Predicting bacterial cause in infectious conjunctivitis: cohort study on informativeness of combinations of signs and symptoms. BMJ. 2004 Jul 24;329(7459):206-10. Epub 2004 Jun 16. PubMed ID: 15201195
- Rietveld RP, van Weert HC, ter Riet G, et al. Diagnostic impact of signs and symptoms in acute infectious conjunctivitis: systematic literature search. BMJ. 2003 Oct 4;327(7418):789. PubMed ID: 14525879
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