Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, which can damage a woman's reproductive organs. Even though symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent, serious complications that cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur "silently" before a woman ever recognizes a problem.
What is Chlamydia?

Chlamydia infection is a common sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis, a strain of bacteria from the Chlamydiaceae family that usually affects the urogenital tract.

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New antimalarial prevents malaria more effectively than current treatments but does not improve birth outcomes

New antimalarial prevents malaria more effectively than current treatments but does not improve birth outcomes

Natural product with grape seed extracts, lactic acid, and pea protein could effectively manage bacterial vaginosis

Natural product with grape seed extracts, lactic acid, and pea protein could effectively manage bacterial vaginosis

Doxycycline taken after sex does not prevent bacterial STIs among cisgender women

Doxycycline taken after sex does not prevent bacterial STIs among cisgender women

The mpox viral load kinetics over time in various parts of the body

The mpox viral load kinetics over time in various parts of the body

Study on mpox epidemiology in New York during summer 2022

Study on mpox epidemiology in New York during summer 2022

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: What is the burden of antimicrobial resistance?

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: What is the burden of antimicrobial resistance?

Study shows no undetected monkeypox virus transmission before May 2022 in Rotterdam and Amsterdam

Study shows no undetected monkeypox virus transmission before May 2022 in Rotterdam and Amsterdam

The vaginal microbiome through the lens of systems biology

The vaginal microbiome through the lens of systems biology

As STDS proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?

As STDS proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?

Can monkeypox infection lead to myocarditis?

Can monkeypox infection lead to myocarditis?

New report on the impact of monkeypox on people with HIV

New report on the impact of monkeypox on people with HIV

New type of antibiotic effectively kills hard-to-fight bacteria

New type of antibiotic effectively kills hard-to-fight bacteria

How feasible and accurate are self-collected samples for the diagnosis of monkeypox?

How feasible and accurate are self-collected samples for the diagnosis of monkeypox?

Monkeypox infection in a smallpox-vaccinated patient

Monkeypox infection in a smallpox-vaccinated patient

Concern over two cases of monkeypox-related neurological complications in the U.S.

Concern over two cases of monkeypox-related neurological complications in the U.S.

CDC report shows people with monkeypox have higher than expected rates of HIV and STIs

CDC report shows people with monkeypox have higher than expected rates of HIV and STIs

Duke researchers identify chlamydia’s stealthy cloaking device

Duke researchers identify chlamydia’s stealthy cloaking device

Cellulitis, a deep bacterial infection of the skin, as a monkeypox complication

Cellulitis, a deep bacterial infection of the skin, as a monkeypox complication

Intracellular bacteria protect their host against giant viruses, research shows

Intracellular bacteria protect their host against giant viruses, research shows

Study detects asymptomatic monkeypox virus infection

Study detects asymptomatic monkeypox virus infection