PNEUMONIA ASSOCIATED WITH CHLAMYDIA-TRACHOMATIS INFECTION IN AN INFANT

ABSTRACT. Hallberg, A., Mårdh, P.‐A., Persson, K., and Ripa, T. (Departments of Paediatrics and Virology, Malmö General Hospital, and Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden). Pneumonia associated with Chlamydia trachomatis infection in an infant. Acta Paediatr Scand, 68: 765, 1979—Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from the epipharynx of a 10‐week‐old baby girl taken ill with pneumonia but without signs of conjunctivitis. The infant developed specific antibodies to the organism. The course of the pneumonia was protracted, with cough and tachypnea. The baby, who was afebrile, improved on antibiotic therapy but pulmonary infiltrates persisted for several months. To our knowledge, this is the first case of pneumonia in an infant associated with C. trachomatis infection reported elsewhere than North America. Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved