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Related terms:
conjunctivitis
allergic conjunctivitis
viral conjunctivitis
hordeolum
keratoconjunctivitis
Disease or Syndrome
bacterial conjunctivitis
bac·te·ri·al con·junc·ti·vi·tis [ bak-teer-ee-uhl, -al kuhn-juhngk-tuh-vahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Eye Infections, Bacterial; Conjunctivitis
Definitions related to bacterial conjunctivitis:
  • Conjunctivitis that is caused by bacteria.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Inflammation of the conjunctiva caused by a variety of bacterial agents.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (conjunctivitis, bacterial) Purulent infections of the conjunctiva by several species of gram-negative, gram-positive, or acid-fast organisms. Some of the more commonly found genera causing conjunctival infections are Haemophilus, Streptococcus, Neisseria, and Chlamydia.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Inflammation of the bulbar and/or palpebral conjunctiva, or conjunctivitis, can be caused by allergies, viruses, or bacteria. Bacterial conjunctivitis is commonly caused by staphylococci, streptococci, chlamydial organism, and gonococci.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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