Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in newborn infants with respiratory problems
López-Hurtado, M.; Zamora-Ruíz, A.; Flores-Medina, S.; Guerra-Infante, F.M.
Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiologia 41(4): 267-272
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0187-4640 PMID: 10932768 Document Number: 503008
The prevalence of C. trachomatis in neonates with respiratory distress was studied after 24 h of birth, nine patients were positive for C. trachomatis culture (12.9%). The chest radiographs showed six with hyaline membrane disease and two with pneumonia. One patient with treatment of ventilation mechanics developed bronchopulmonary dysplasia and was C. trachomatis positive in a second cell culture. Of the nine patients with C. trachomatis, eight were neonates preterm with low weight to the birth and with leukocytosis. Six patients were delivered by cesarean section. These results suggest that C. trachomatis can participate in an important way in the development of the distress respiratory in infants preterm.