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A member asked:
I was told that erythromycin eye ointment helps protect all the newborns. from pink-eye?
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No: Prophylactic use of Erythromycin eye ointment for the newborns is intended to protect their eyes from getting infected with gonorrhea or chlamydia.
Answered 8/26/2017
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