Credé, KSF (English spelling) CredeKSF

Japanese: Credé,K.S.F.(英語表記)CredeKSF
Credé, KSF (English spelling) CredeKSF

...In the past, gonorrhea was common in women's genitals, and many newborns went blind due to purulent eye discharge. In 1880, German obstetrician-gynecologist Karl SFCredé (1819-92) invented this method, which proved highly effective and became popular around the world. However, since the development of antibiotics, purulent eye discharge in newborns has almost disappeared, so antibiotic eye drops are now used immediately after birth to prevent and treat neonatal blepharitis caused by germs during childbirth. This method is known in the broad sense as purulent eye drops. ...

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Credé, KSF" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…以前は女性性器に淋菌をもっていることが多かったので,膿漏眼による新生児の失明も多かった。そこで1880年にドイツの産婦人科医クレーデKarl S.F.Credé(1819‐92)がこの方法を考案し,非常に有効であったことから,世界各国で行われるようになった。しかし,抗生物質が開発された今日では,新生児の膿漏眼はほとんど姿を消してしまったので,分娩時の雑菌による新生児眼瞼炎を予防,治療する目的で出生直後に抗生物質の点眼をするようになり,これが広い意味でのクレーデ点眼といわれている。…

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