title: Vertical transmission of bacterial eye infections, Angola, 2011-2012.
abstract: To determine transmission rates for neonatal conjunctivitis causative microorganisms in Angola, we analyzed 312 endocervical and 255 conjunctival samples from mothers and newborns, respectively, during 2011-2012. Transmission rates were 50% for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae and 10.5% for Mycoplasma genitalium. Possible pathogenic effects of M. genitalium in children's eyes are unknown.
authors.forename: Mar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Justel
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alexandre
authors.forename: Prudencio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Iván
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Fernandez
authors.forename: Itziar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Jose Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pastor
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ortiz de Lejarazu
mesh_terms: D000810:Angola / Q000453:epidemiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000235:genetics; D003234:Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D045704:Mycoplasma genitalium / Q000235:genetics; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000235:genetics; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies