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Assess the rates and clinical outcomes of perinatal Chlamydia trachomatis transmission from infected mothers to their newborn infants.

June 27, 1986JAMA

Prospective Study of Perinatal Transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis

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JSJulius SchachterUniversity of California, San Francisco

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Prospective cohort study reveals high rates of neonatal conjunctivitis and pneumonia following birth exposure to Chlamydia trachomatis, highlighting the urgent need for maternal screening.

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Assess the rates and clinical outcomes of perinatal Chlamydia trachomatis transmission from infected mothers to their newborn infants.
Screened 5,531 pregnant women via cervical cultures over a five-year period to identify maternal C. trachomatis infection.
Prospectively followed 131 infants born to culture-positive mothers to evaluate bacterial recovery, serology, and clinical outcomes.
C. trachomatis was recovered from 36% (47/131) of exposed infants, while 60% (79/131) demonstrated serologic evidence of infection.
Culture-confirmed inclusion conjunctivitis occurred in 18% (23/131) of infants, and chlamydial pneumonia was diagnosed in 16% (21/131) of at-risk infants.
Subclinical rectal and vaginal infections were detected in 14% of infants, translating to an estimated population-wide newborn infection rate of 2.8% and clinical disease rate of 1.4%.

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Julius Schachter (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0f446642feb5cfcf9bc81f https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1986.03370240044034

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Prospective cohort study reveals high rates of neonatal conjunctivitis and pneumonia following birth exposure to Chlamydia trachomatis, highlighting the urgent need for maternal screening.

Prospective Study of Perinatal Transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis

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