Chlamydia and the Gastrointestinal System

Chlamydiae are intracellular, gram-negative, and prokaryotic microorganisms. Capable of causing disease in many mammalian avian species, there three types that cause humans: Chlamydia trachomatis, pneumoniae, psittaci. Among the chlamydia C. trachomatis is most studied encountered type because it a leading trachoma sexually transmitted diseases. known pathogen genital tract, can also be routinely detected human gastrointestinal tract. It infect enteroendocrine cells The best-known manner for to enter tract through oral anal sex. Most them dormant, without any infection infected person. proctitis well-known caused by In this section, we evaluated often-overlooked system findings within gastroenterology practice, diseases causes, treatments these