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How does chlamydia cause bacterial conjunctivitis in babiess?
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Contact: Babies in mothers exposed to chlamyia could get clamydia when passing through the vaina. Almost all hospitals in the us treat baby with an antiobitic ointment after they are born. Chlamyia infection is one of the leading causes of blindness in third world countries where antiotic use is limited.
Answered 12/15/2017
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