title: [Frequency of the ocular carriage of Chlamydia trachomatis by newborns and infants. A multicenter French study].
abstract: A multicenter study has been done in France in order to assess the presence of C. trachomatis in the newborn and the young infant. The results show that 4.3% of the infants less than 2 month old are positive. This put forward the question of the screening of pregnant women.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Référence des Chlamydia, Amiens, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Orfila
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bégué
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruggeri
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aujard
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Borderon
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Garnier
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Gouyon
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kremp
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mallet
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014141:Trachoma / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Fréquence du portage oculaire de Chlamydia trachomatis chez les nouveau-nés et les enfants. Une étude française multicentrique.