[Neonatal conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis].

32 newborns with neonatal Chlamydia trachomatis conjunctivitis were reported. Diagnosis was carried out through immunofluorescent monoclonal antibody of conjunctiva scraping staining; 37 conjunctiva samples were taken from same number of newborn patients not responds to topical antibiotic treatment. The sample came out from two different third level institutions with maternal facilities and attending more than five thousand deliveries per year each one of them.