Cataract and uveitis are rare in newborns but potentially blinding. Three newborns with cataract and severe anterior uveitis underwent cataract surgery. Spiroplasma ixodetis was detected in lens aspirates using bacterial 16S-rRNA PCR and transmission electron microscopy. These findings, which suggest maternal-fetal infection, are consistent with previous experimental Spiroplasma-induced cataract and uveitis.

中文翻译：

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眼螺旋体ixodetis在新生儿，法国。

白内障和葡萄膜炎在新生儿中很少见，但可能导致失明。三名患有白内障和严重前葡萄膜炎的新生儿接受了白内障手术。使用细菌16S-rRNA PCR和透射电子显微镜在晶状体抽吸物中检测到了螺旋藻。这些发现提示母体-胎儿感染，与先前的实验性螺旋体诱发的白内障和葡萄膜炎一致。