A 3-year-old girl is brought to the GP with a red, sticky, discharging right eye for 1 day. There is mild eyelid swelling but no photophobia or visual...

Question

A 3-year-old girl is brought to the GP with a red, sticky, discharging right eye for 1 day. There is mild eyelid swelling but no photophobia or visual disturbance. Examination confirms conjunctival injection and purulent discharge. What is the most appropriate first-line management according to NICE CKS?

Accepted Answer

Advise cleansing with cotton wool soaked in cooled boiled water and monitor

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Prescribe chloramphenicol eye drops

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Prescribe fusidic acid eye drops

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Swab the eye for bacterial culture

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Refer urgently to ophthalmology

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Bacterial Conjunctivitis