Table 1

Clinical, laboratory and microbiological findings of five cases
Case
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
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




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

Numazaki et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2003 3:2   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-3-2