title: Dexamethasone in the complex treatment of Chlamydial conjunctivitis.
abstract: A study was performed on 321 patients with paratrachoma: acute follicular conjunctivitis-189, subacute-132. The first group of patients (108) received 1% Tetracycline ointment 4 to 5 times daily, the second group (103 patients)-1% Tetracycline ointment + 0.1% Dexamethasone eye drops, the third group (110 patients)-Eubetal ointment (tetracycline 0.5%, betamethasone 0.1%, chloramphenicol 1%, colistin). Therapeutic efficacy was higher in groups were antibiotics combined with corticosteroids. Cured in 4 weeks in group I-46.3%, in group II-72.8%, in group III-71.8%, cured in 6 weeks-75.9%, 88.3% and 86.4% respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of viral and allergic eye diseases, Moscow Helmholtz Institute of Ophthalmology, Russia.
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Maichuk
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003091:Colistin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003235:Conjunctivitis, Inclusion / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009824:Ointments; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014526:Urethritis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; C085363:Eubetal; D009824:Ointments; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D003907:Dexamethasone; D001623:Betamethasone; D013752:Tetracycline; D003091:Colistin