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How to treat conjunctivitis in the baby

In case you notice that your child has red eyes, around the eye is inflamed or has fever higher than 38 degrees you must take it to your doctor, these symptoms may be announcing the presence of conjunctivitis.

Baby conjunctivitis

There are different ways to treat this disease in children. In the case in question of a newborn, one option is to provide a drug intramuscularly, or by means of an injection. Other professionals prefer to do it orally or by means of ointments or eye drops. The choice of treatment is related to the type of germ causing the infection.

In the case of having to place you drop, you must separate your eyelids very carefully and to place a drop in the space between them you will, help you keep your eyes closed for a few seconds. You should avoid touching the product and do so only using the dropper. Read the rest of this entry »