Chlamydia

Clamydia serovars

Pathogen

  • Small obligate intracellular bacterium

  • Chlamydia trachomatis

Epidemiology


Clinical

  • Nil

  • Discharge

  • PID, infertility...

Diagnosis

  • Nucleic acid detection: PCR, point-of-care tests

Management

  • Antibiotics: Doxycycline for 7 days (Azithromycin no longer recommended)