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Efros O, Zahavi A, Levine H, et al. Clinical and public health management of conjunctivitis in the Israel Defense Forces. Disaster Mil Med. 2015;1:12doi: 10.1186/s40696-015-0002-3.
Efros, O., Zahavi, A., Levine, H., & Hartal, M. (2015). Clinical and public health management of conjunctivitis in the Israel Defense Forces. Disaster and military medicine, 112. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40696-015-0002-3
Efros, Orly, et al. "Clinical and public health management of conjunctivitis in the Israel Defense Forces." Disaster and military medicine vol. 1 (2015): 12. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40696-015-0002-3
Efros O, Zahavi A, Levine H, Hartal M. Clinical and public health management of conjunctivitis in the Israel Defense Forces. Disaster Mil Med. 2015 May 11;1:12. doi: 10.1186/s40696-015-0002-3. eCollection 2015. PMID: 28265427; PMCID: PMC5330116.
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Disaster Mil Med. 2015 May 11;1:12. doi: 10.1186/s40696-015-0002-3. eCollection 2015.

Clinical and public health management of conjunctivitis in the Israel Defense Forces.

Disaster and military medicine

Orly Efros, Alon Zahavi, Hagai Levine, Michael Hartal

Affiliations

  1. Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps, Military PO Box 02149, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
  2. Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa, Israel.
  4. Hebrew University - Hadassah, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem Israel.
  5. Department of Military Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

PMID: 28265427 PMCID: PMC5330116 DOI: 10.1186/s40696-015-0002-3

Abstract

Acute conjunctivitis is a common diagnosis in the general population, and is especially prevalent among military personnel. Conjunctivitis patients are often contagious, and outbreaks of this infectious condition can cause significant morbidity and may jeopardize military readiness. Early recognition and effective management can prevent additional cases in military units. In this article we review the clinical guidelines and public health policy of the Israel Defense Forces for the management of this important medical condition.

Keywords: Clinical guidelines; Conjunctivitis; Military medicine; Outbreak; Public health

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