Hoyme U B
Universität-Frauenklinik Tübingen, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, FRG.
Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl. 1987;104:159-63.
Chlamydia trachomatis is a sexually transmitted intracellularly growing rod, causing cervicitis, endometritis, salpingitis and urethritis. Inclusion conjunctivitis and pneumonia are the sequelae of maternal cervicitis in newborns. In treatment tetracyclines and erythromycin are the drugs of choice.