Etiopatogenia de conjuntivitis en recien nacidos

Abstract

Introduction: Neonatal conjunctivitis is a generally infectious disease, with multiple etiological factors mostly of viral and bacterial origin; Inadequate therapeutic management favors the persistence of the infection or increases the risk of complications such as decreased visual acuity, corneal ulcers and even sepsis. Objective: Update knowledge about the pathogenesis of conjunctivitis in newborns. Methods: Descriptive study that consisted of the analysis of the information obtained through search engines of biomedical research, such as: PubMed, Google Scholar, Medscape and ScienceDirect. Results: Several indexed articles were selected that met the established requirements and quality standards in which the prevailing infectious agents, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, updated treatment of neonatal conjunctivitis were investigated. Conclusions: Neonatal conjunctivitis is presented 1.2% to 12% of cases registered worldwide, with prevalence in regions with high levels of poverty; The infectious agents involved are of viral origin followed by bacterial processes.