Abstract
In a study of infection due to Chlamydia trachomatis in infants, chlamydiae were recovered not only from the conjunctiva and respiratory tract but also from the vagina and rectum. The timing of recovery suggested that the vagina and conjunctivae are exposed to chlamydiae at birth and that pneumonia and gastrointestinal infection occur later. Sampling of the rectum may be a useful procedure for the diagnosis of chlamydial disease in infants. Chlamydia trachomatis causes inclusion blennorrhea and pneumonia in infants who acquire the organism from their mothers during passage through the birth canal [1-3]. The use of tissue culture isolation methods has vastly improved our ability to diagnose chlamydial infections. The anatomic sites of infants that are usually sampled are the conjunctiva, nasopharynx, trachea, bronchi, and lung.
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