Antibiotics Not Needed for Acute Conjunctivitis ……..curcum is excellent [see past articles] [דלקח עניים [של הלחמית]  In newborns drop breast milk in the eye. Another good option would be to use the first [morning] sputum of the mother to rub in the eyes incase the mother is not using drugs[medicines] but this can be done obviously only once a day. 
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Summary and Comment Antibiotics Not Needed for Acute Conjunctivitis Topical antibiotics are often prescribed for acute conjunctivitisin children. In a randomized, double-blind study, investigatorsin the U.K. compared topical chloramphenicol with placebo eyedropsin 326 children (age, 6 months to 12 years). Parents were instructedto continue treatment until 48 hours after the infection hadresolved.A pathogen was identified in about 80% of children; 67% testedpositive for at least one bacterial pathogen (60% for Haemophilusinfluenzae, 20% forStreptococcus pneumoniae, and 10% for Moraxellacatarrhalis). The type and prevalence of bacteria and viruseswere similar in the two treatment groups.On days 2 through 7, the mean time to cure was significantlyshorter (about 0.3 days) in the antibiotic group than in theplacebo group. On day 7, however, clinical cure rates did notdiffer significantly between the antibiotic and placebo groups(86% vs. 83%). Bacterial eradication was significantly betterin the antibiotic group (40% vs. 26%). Complication rates werethe same in the two groups, although one child had an apparentallergic reaction to chloramphenicol.Comment: These results demonstrate that chloramphenicol eyedropsare no better than placebo drops for curing acute infectiveconjunctivitis. Interestingly, bacterial eradication was notnecessary for clinical cure. We don’t know whether these dataapply to the more commonly prescribed ophthalmologic antibiotics.

Home treatment without antibiotics for uncomplicated conjunctivitis,if possible, could significantly reduce healthcare costs. However,the study did not address whether antibiotics reduce the communicabilityof conjunctivitis.— F. Bruder Stapleton, MDPublished in Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicineAugust 29, 2005SourceRose PW et al. Chloramphenicol treatment for acute infective conjunctivitis in children in primary care: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial.Lancet 2005 Jul 2; 366:37-43.
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