The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recently published recommendations on using antibiotics to prevent eye infections with gonorrhea (gonococcal eye infection) in newborns.

Gonococcal eye infection refers to infection of the eye caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a sexually transmitted infection. Newborns typically become infected during delivery when maternal cervical infection is present. Infection starts in the outer part of the eye (conjunctivitis) but can spread to the cornea and cause permanent vision damage. Although now rare, newborn gonococcal conjunctivitis was once a major cause of blindness in the United States.

The decrease in prevalence of gonococcal eye infection in newborns in developed countries is due to routine screening of mothers for gonorrhea combined with routine preventive treatment (prophylaxis) with antibiotics for newborns. The current most commonly used antibiotic for prevention is erythromycin ophthalmic ointment.

美国预防服务工作组 ( USPSTF ) 最近发布了关于使用抗生素预防新生儿眼部感染淋病（淋球菌性眼部感染）的建议。

淋球菌眼部感染是指由淋球菌（一种性传播感染）引起的眼部感染。当存在母体宫颈感染时，新生儿通常会在分娩过程中受到感染。感染始于眼睛外部（结膜炎），但会扩散到角膜并造成永久性视力损伤。虽然现在很少见，但新生儿淋球菌性结膜炎曾经是美国失明的主要原因。

发达国家新生儿淋球菌眼部感染患病率的下降是由于对母亲进行常规淋病筛查以及对新生儿使用抗生素进行常规预防性治疗（预防）。目前最常用的预防抗生素是红霉素眼药膏。