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Despite recommendations in ophthalmologic texts for differentiating bacterial from viral conjunctivitis, no research supports the usefulness of any signs or symptoms to make this distinction. This raises validity questions about treatment studies based on clinically diagnosed bacterial conjunctivitis.

 
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Rietveld RP, van Weert HCPM, ter Riet G, and Bindels PJE. Diagnostic impact of signs and symptoms in acute infectious conjunctivitis: systematic literature search. BMJ 2003; 327:789.

Eric M. Rotert, MD
Beth Potter, MD
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison. E-mail: [email protected].

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Eric M. Rotert, MD
Beth Potter, MD
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison. E-mail: [email protected].

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Eric M. Rotert, MD
Beth Potter, MD
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison. E-mail: [email protected].

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PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS

Despite recommendations in ophthalmologic texts for differentiating bacterial from viral conjunctivitis, no research supports the usefulness of any signs or symptoms to make this distinction. This raises validity questions about treatment studies based on clinically diagnosed bacterial conjunctivitis.

 
PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS

Despite recommendations in ophthalmologic texts for differentiating bacterial from viral conjunctivitis, no research supports the usefulness of any signs or symptoms to make this distinction. This raises validity questions about treatment studies based on clinically diagnosed bacterial conjunctivitis.

 
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