Abstract
Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum occurred in one stillborn and six liveborn infants delivered at Hackley Hospital, Muskegon, Mich, between Aug 1, 1971, and Aug 1, 1972. Six infants were delivered vaginally and one was delivered by cesarean section. Five of the seven mothers had confirmed gonorrhea. Neonates acquired Neisseria gonorrhoeae in utero during the birth process or postnatally. Silver nitrate was put into the eyes of each liveborn infant by registered nurses. An adequate control program must include not only silver nitrate prophylaxis, but also identification of infected pregnant women at prenatal visits to the physician. ( JAMA 228:186-188, 1974)
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