Intrauterine lung infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in a premature infant.
The present study shows the probable intrauterine infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in a premature infant born in the 29th week of gestation. Chlamydiae were isolated from lung tissue collected at sterile autopsy and also demonstrated in sections of such tissue by immunofluorescence tests using monoclonal antibodies.
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000151:congenital* / Q000276:immunology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000151:congenital*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography