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- Advise patients that acute viral conjunctivitis is highly contagious.
- Inform patients about other potentially sight-threatening causes of conjunctivitis.
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Advise patients that acute viral conjunctivitis is highly contagious.  |
- Advise patients to remain out of school, work, or daycare for 5 to 7 days or until the eye is no longer red and tearing.
- Advise patients to:
- Wash hands frequently
- Avoid sharing face cloths, towels, bed linens, and makeup with close contacts
- Avoid contact lenses in the acute phase of disease
- Avoid personal contact with others until symptoms have subsided
- Reassure patients about the self-limiting nature of the disease.
- Recommend that patients use dilute bleach to clean common areas at home such as refrigerator door handles, remote controls, and phones.
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Inform patients about other potentially sight-threatening causes of conjunctivitis. |
- Advise patients to promptly contact a physician in the event of:
- Chronicity
- Blurred vision
- Ocular pain
- Fever
- Genitourinary discharge
- Shortness of breath
- Skin rashes
- Allergies
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| Robert Sambursky, MD, editorial consultant, Chief Medical Officer for Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.;served as consultant for Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.;received an honoraria for Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.;serves as consultant for Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc; owns stock options in Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.;served as board member or director for Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.;received grants and has grants pending from Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.;and has received patents and has patents pending for Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc. Stephen Orlin, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott. |
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