Hirst L W
Department of Surgery, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Aust Fam Physician. 1991 Jun;20(6):797, 800, 802-4.
Most cases of conjunctivitis are either viral in origin, which makes them extremely contagious and usually self-limited, or bacterial, which usually requires topical antibiotic therapy. Prolonged follicular conjunctivitis should be considered chlamydial in origin and requires systematic antibiotic therapy.