Conjunctival Injection in Pediatrics — Case | Pediatric Infectious | SMLE Q#854
SMLE Question #854
Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious
Objective: OBJ-113
Last updated: February 2026
A 2-week-old full-term male has 3 days of bilateral watery-to-mucoid eye discharge with conjunctival injection and mild eyelid swelling. He was delivered vaginally to a mother without documented prenatal STI screening; he received erythromycin eye ointment at birth. He now has tachypnea and a dry cough. Chest radiograph shows bilateral diffuse interstitial infiltrates without consolidation or pleural effusion. Which of the following is the most likely causative organism?
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