[A prospective study of maternal-infant transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis]

Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi. 1994 Sep;30(5):357-9.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Direct immunofluorescent monoclonal antibody test was used for the examination of Chlamydia trachomatis at the cervices of 130 pregnant women and women after deliveries for 2-6 months with extragenital condyloma acuminatum and at the palpebral conjunctivae of their 102 newborns and infants. The results show that the rate of cervical infection in pregnant women is 4.92% and the rate of palpebral infection in the newborns 8.57%. After postnatal 2-6 months, the rates were markedly decreased both in the mothers and their infants, being 1.45% and 0%, respectively. Chlamydia trachomatis infection is a new topic in modern perinatal medicine. In the report, the prevention of maternal-infant transmission problem was discussed.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cervix Uteri / virology*
  • Chlamydia Infections / transmission*
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
  • Condylomata Acuminata / virology
  • Conjunctivitis, Inclusion / transmission
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Vulvar Diseases / virology