[Frequency of the ocular carriage of Chlamydia trachomatis by newborns and infants. A multicenter French study].
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.
Orfila
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Centre National de Référence des Chlamydia, Amiens, France.
Bégué
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P
Ruggeri
C
C
Mathieu
T
T
Aujard
Y
Y
Borderon
J C
JC
Garnier
J M
JM
Gouyon
J B
JB
Kremp
O
O
Mallet
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E
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*
Fréquence du portage oculaire de Chlamydia trachomatis chez les nouveau-nés et les enfants. Une étude française multicentrique.