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MAYER SAGY, MD; ZOHAR BARZILAY, MD; JACOB YAHAV, MD; RAUL GINSBERG, MAC; DAVID SOMPOLINSKY, PHD

Am J Dis Child. 1980;134(1):89-91.

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Chlamydia are bacteria-like obligatory intracellular parasites. Although they were considered once to be large viruses, they differ from the viruses in having two nucleic acids and in having a discrete cell wall. They do resemble viruses only in the obligatory intracellular nature of their parasitism.^1.2

A number of human diseases are caused by Chlamydia. Recent studies have shown that chlamydial infection in the newborn is associated with a pneumonia syndrome that is characterized by an afebrile course, chronic diffuse lung involvement, tachypnea, and elevated serum IgG and IgM levels.^3-5

In the 2-week-old infant with severe pneumonitis who is to be described, C trachomatis was isolated from tracheal aspirates as well as from her mother's cervix.

Report of a Case.—A 4,100-g term female infant was born to a 30-year-old mother, after a normal pregnancy, labor, and delivery. There was no maternal history of conjunctivitis, or of respiratory . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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