%0 Journal Article
%T The Effect of Ophthalmic Antibiotics on Clinical Outcomes and Transmissibility of Conjunctivitis Associated with Haemophilus influenzae versus Other Pathogens: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
%A Thomas ET
%A Perera-Salazar R
%A Frost HM
%J J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
%V 13
%N 7
%D 2024 Jul 20
%M 38738667
%F 5.235
%R 10.1093/jpids/piae043
%X Transmission rates among children with conjunctivitis were low and antibiotic use was not associated with reduced transmission. Policies recommending exclusion from daycare and school for conjunctivitis should be scrutinized as they may not reduce transmission and may increase unnecessary antibiotic use.