Persson K, Rönnerstam R
Scand J Infect Dis Suppl. 1982;32:141-5.
Neonatal conjunctivitis associated with Chlamydia trachomatis has been known since the beginning of the century. Isolation of chlamydiae in eggs, in conjunctivitis of newborns, and from the cervix of their mothers was achieved in the late 1950s. In volunteers, inoculations of ocular and genital strains caused conjunctivitis. Recent studies have shown that incidence figures of chlamydial conjunctivitis in infants are 0.5% to 4%, depending on the prevalence of genital infections by C. trachomatis in the pregnant women in the population studied. Younger women are more at risk. Recurrent, chronic infection and late sequelae may occur unless neonatal chlamydial infection, which is often multifocal, is effectively treated. Serious sequelae of chlamydial infection include pneumonia, which may develop in infants, and post-partum salpingitis, which may occur in infected mothers.
自本世纪初以来，人们就已经知道新生儿沙眼衣原体结膜炎。20世纪50年代末，在鸡蛋、新生儿结膜炎以及其母亲的宫颈中分离出了衣原体。在志愿者身上，接种眼部和生殖器菌株会引发结膜炎。最近的研究表明，婴儿衣原体结膜炎的发病率为0.5%至4%，这取决于所研究人群中孕妇沙眼衣原体生殖器感染的流行情况。年轻女性风险更高。除非对通常为多灶性的新生儿衣原体感染进行有效治疗，否则可能会发生反复、慢性感染以及晚期后遗症。衣原体感染的严重后遗症包括婴儿可能会患上的肺炎，以及受感染母亲可能会出现的产后输卵管炎。
