[Neonatal conjunctivitis in the district of Glidji in Southern Togo: a cross sectional study about 159 new-borns].

Introduction: Describe the epidemiology of neonatal conjunctivitis in the Canton of Glidji in southern Togo.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in 4 Satellite Health Care Units in the Canton of Glidji from 19 March to 13 May 2009 (8 weeks). All newborns were included in the study and neonatal conjunctivitis was defined by the presence in a newborn of at least two of the following signs: conjunctival hyperemia, eyelid swelling, chemosis, purulent discharges, lacrimation.