A woman gives birth to a healthy newborn. As part of the newborn's care, the nurse instills erythromycin ophthalmic ointment as a preventive measure for which sexually transmitted infection (STI)?

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Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment is used in newborns to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, a serious eye infection that can be caused by exposure to Neisseria gonorrhoeae during passage through the birth canal.

A Woman Gives Birth to a Healthy Newborn