From: Chlamydia trachomatisinfection in early neonatal period
Case | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Sex | F | F | M | F | F |
Gestational age (weeks) | 39 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 37 |
Birth weight (g) | 2,605 | 3,025 | 2,982 | 2,265 | 3,714 |
Mode of delivery | Vaginal | Caesarean | Vaginal | Vaginal | Vaginal |
Apgar score at 1 min after birth | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Age at onset (days after birth) | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Symptoms at onset | Tachypnea | Cyanosis | Wheeze | Tachypnea | Tachypnea |
Nasopharyngeal chlamydial antigen | + | + | + | + | + |
Nasopharyngeal chlamydial DNA | + | + | + | + | + |
Conjunctival chlamydial DNA | + | - | + | + | - |
Identified serovar of C. trachomatis | E | E | E | E | H |
Specific serum IgM antibodies | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cord blood | 1:128 | <1:16 | <1:16 | 1:32 | 1:32 |
21 days after birth | 1:64 | 1:32 | 1:32 | 1:16 | <1:16 |