Chlamydia trachomatis - Infection of the Newborn

 • Newborns 3-16 weeks old 

 • Afebrile (appears "non-toxic") 

 • Staccato cough (for several weeks) 

 • Tachypnea 

 • Conjunctivitis (treated with oral antibiotics...not topical) 

 • Pneumonia (treated with azithromycin) 

3 Pathologic Chlamydial organisms: 

 - Chlamydia trachomatis (cervicitis, newbom pneumonia & conjunctivitis) 

 - Chlamydophila pneumoniae (mild pneumonia in young adults) 

 - Chlamydophila psitacci (Psittacosis from infected birds) 



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