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BMJ Case Rep ; 13(6)2020 Jun 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32606124

ABSTRACT

We report an unusual case of an 11-day-old neonate presenting with haemolacria on a background of sticky conjunctival discharge. This was secondary to Chlamydia pseudomembranous conjunctivitis which responded well to systemic erythromycin. Early appropriate treatment is important to prevent progression of the ophthalmic infection, which could lead to blindness, and to prevent other manifestations of neonatal chlamydial infection, particularly pneumonia, which could be fatal. Management also includes treating the mother and educating about sexually transmitted infections.


Subject(s)
Chlamydia trachomatis/isolation & purification , Conjunctivitis, Inclusion , Erythromycin/administration & dosage , Infant, Newborn, Diseases , Sexually Transmitted Diseases , Administration, Oral , Administration, Topical , Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Conjunctivitis, Inclusion/drug therapy , Conjunctivitis, Inclusion/etiology , Conjunctivitis, Inclusion/microbiology , Conjunctivitis, Inclusion/physiopathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Family Health , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Infant, Newborn, Diseases/drug therapy , Infant, Newborn, Diseases/etiology , Infant, Newborn, Diseases/microbiology , Infant, Newborn, Diseases/physiopathology , Male , Parents , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/diagnosis , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/drug therapy , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/physiopathology , Treatment Outcome
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J Vet Diagn Invest ; 11(4): 341-4, 1999 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10424650

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to determine whether a chlamydial strain recovered from growing and finishing swine with conjunctivitis or keratoconjunctivitis could cause the same infections in gnotobiotic pigs. The strain shares biological characteristics with Chlamydia trachomatis. After propagation in Vero cells and preparation of the inoculum (10(7) inclusion-forming units/ml), chlamydial strain H7 was instilled into the ventral conjunctival sac (0.15 ml/sac) of 12 anesthetized 3-day-old gnotobiotic piglets. Four age-matched gnotobiotic piglets were anesthetized and sham infected with uninfected cell culture lysates. None of the principal piglets developed clinical symptoms of conjunctivitis or keratoconjunctivitis. Principal piglets necropsied 7 days postinfection (DPI) had histologic lesions of mild or moderate conjunctivitis; immunohistochemical evaluation revealed chlamydial antigen in conjunctival epithelium. A majority of principal piglets necropsied at 14-28 DPI had histologic lesions of mild conjunctivitis, but chlamydial antigen was not detected by immunohistochemistry. The results indicated that chlamydial strain H7 can cause mild or occasionally moderate conjunctivitis in gnotobiotic pigs, but the conjunctival infection is asymptomatic.


Subject(s)
Chlamydia trachomatis , Conjunctivitis, Inclusion/veterinary , Germ-Free Life , Swine Diseases/microbiology , Animals , Chlamydia trachomatis/isolation & purification , Conjunctiva/microbiology , Conjunctiva/pathology , Conjunctivitis, Inclusion/pathology , Conjunctivitis, Inclusion/physiopathology , Swine , Swine Diseases/pathology , Swine Diseases/physiopathology
4.
Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu ; (24 Pt 2): 233-5, 1999.
Article in Japanese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10201184
5.
Sex Transm Dis ; 12(3): 155-8, 1985.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-4035522

ABSTRACT

The effect of progesterone alone and in combination with estradiol was investigated in ovariectomized and gonadally intact female guinea pigs infected with the chlamydial agent of guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis (GPIC). The course of the infection, as determined by the percentage of cells with GPIC (chlamydia) inclusions in Giemsa-stained vaginal scrapings, was not affected in animals receiving 5.0 mg of progesterone daily. Progesterone had no influence on the enhancement of infection by estradiol. In comparison with sesame oil-treated controls, infection was prolonged by four to six days (P less than .05) in animals receiving a combination of 5.0 mg of progesterone plus 1.0 microgram of estradiol or 1.0 microgram of estradiol alone each day. In ovariectomized animals, estradiol delayed the appearance of IgA antibody in genital secretions, whereas progesterone alone had no effect. Guinea pigs treated with estradiol or progesterone plus estradiol manifested an acute endometritis not observed in animals treated with progesterone alone or in controls receiving sesame oil. Although cervical ectopy, analogous to that seen in women with high levels of progesterone, was identified by histopathology in animals treated with progesterone, no enhancement of the chlamydial infection was observed.


Subject(s)
Conjunctivitis, Inclusion/physiopathology , Progesterone/physiology , Animals , Antibodies, Bacterial/analysis , Castration , Chlamydia trachomatis/immunology , Conjunctivitis, Inclusion/immunology , Conjunctivitis, Inclusion/pathology , Estradiol/blood , Estradiol/pharmacology , Estradiol/physiology , Female , Guinea Pigs , Progesterone/blood , Progesterone/pharmacology
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J Infect Dis ; 149(3): 439-42, 1984 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6715899

ABSTRACT

The conjunctivae of owl monkeys were topically vaccinated with purified Chlamydia trachomatis organisms that had been inactivated by 60Co irradiation and lyophilized onto an inert carrier. Vaccinated monkeys developed antibody in serum and tears, while control animals given a placebo had no detectable titers. When challenged 35 days after the start of administration of the vaccine, all monkeys showed evidence of infection. The vaccinated group had a longer course of disease and more ocular discharge than did controls. Antibody levels in both serum and tears were nearly 10-fold higher after infection in vaccinated animals than in controls.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Bacterial/biosynthesis , Bacterial Vaccines/administration & dosage , Chlamydia trachomatis/immunology , Conjunctivitis, Inclusion/immunology , Tears/immunology , Administration, Topical , Animals , Antibodies, Bacterial/analysis , Aotus trivirgatus , Bacterial Vaccines/immunology , Conjunctivitis, Inclusion/physiopathology , Exudates and Transudates , Vaccination , Vaccines, Attenuated/administration & dosage
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