MeSH definition : An infection of the eyes characterized by the presence in conjunctival epithelial
cells of inclusion bodies indistinguishable from those of trachoma. It is acquired
by infants during birth and by adults from swimming pools. The etiological agent is
CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS whose natural habitat appears to be the genito-urinary tract.
Inclusion conjunctivitis is a less severe disease than trachoma and usually clears
up spontaneously.;
An infection of the eyes characterized by the presence in conjunctival epithelial
cells of inclusion bodies indistinguishable from those of trachoma. It is acquired
by infants during birth and by adults from swimming pools. The etiological agent is
CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS whose natural habitat appears to be the genito-urinary tract.
Inclusion conjunctivitis is a less severe disease than trachoma and usually clears
up spontaneously.