A 48- Hour Old Infant Is Brought to the Clinic

A 48- hour old infant is brought to the clinic with signs of severe bacterial conjunctivitis (infection of the eye) . The infant was born at home, with the birth assisted only by an unlicensed midwife, and no pharmaceutical interventions performed on the mother or infant. Which infectious agents is the likely culprit?

A) Chlamydia trachomatis
B) HSV- 2
C) bacterial vaginosis due to mixed anaerobic species
D) Neisseria gonorrhoeae
E) Neither Chlamydia trachomatis nor Neisseria gonorrhoeae should be ruled out without further testing.