Chlamydia trachomatis infection in early neonatal period.
BACKGROUND
The clinical characteristics of Chlamydia trachomatis respiratory tract infections in Japanese neonates were investigated.


METHODS
Clinical, laboratory and microbiological characteristics of five infants with pneumonia due to C. trachomatis in early neonatal period were analyzed.


RESULTS
Only C. trachomatis was identified in 4 infants. Both C. trachomatis and cytomegalovirus was identified in one. Wheezing, tachypnea and cyanosis were common in infants. Mothers of five infants had negative chlamydial EIAs at 20 weeks of gestation.


CONCLUSIONS
We identified five cases of C. trachomatis respiratory tract infections in early neonatal period with the possibility of intrauterine infection. Targeted screening, early diagnosis, and effective treatment of perinatal and neonatal chlamydial infections seems to be necessary.
Numazaki
Kei
K
Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. numazaki@sapmed.ac.jp
Asanuma
Hideomi
H
Niida
Yuichi
Y
D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*