The purpose of the study is to compare the effect of Polytrim Ophthalmic Solution and Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Solution in treating your child's pink eye. Both these medications are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, for treatment of conjunctivitis. This study will investigate if both of the medications are equally good.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
124
1-2 drops three times a day for 8-10 days.
1-2 drops four times a day for 8-10 days.
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
Number of Participants With Normal Physical Examination of the Eye
Time frame: 10 days
Number of Participants With a Negative Bacterial Culture
Conjunctival swab specimens were inoculated onto tryptic soy agar with 5% sheep blood and GC II agar supplemented with hemoglobin and isovialex with incubation at 35 degrees C in ambient air supplemented with 5% carbon dioxide for 48 hours. S pneumoniae, H influenzai and M Catarrhalis were identified.
Time frame: 10 days
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