Vertical Transmission of Bacterial Eye Infections, Angola, 2011-2012

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Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2015 Feb 20

PMID 25695394

Citations 3

Authors

Mar Justel

Isabel Alexandre

Prudencio Martinez

Ivan Sanz

Ana Rodriguez-Fernandez

Itziar Fernandez

Jose Carlos Pastor

Raul Ortiz de Lejarazu

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Abstract

To determine transmission rates for neonatal conjunctivitis causative microorganisms in Angola, we analyzed 312 endocervical and 255 conjunctival samples from mothers and newborns, respectively, during 2011-2012. Transmission rates were 50% for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae and 10.5% for Mycoplasma genitalium. Possible pathogenic effects of M. genitalium in children's eyes are unknown.

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