abstract       background and objective: chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common causes of genital infection in men and women. genital chlamydial infections in women are clinically asymptomatic in 70-80% of the cases; therefore, the lack of timely diagnosis and treatment leads to complications such as infertility and ectopic pregnancy. the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency...

BACKGROUND Juvenile detention centers offer public health practitioners an opportunity to gain access to large numbers of adolescents at risk for chlamydia and gonorrhea. GOAL To describe the prevalence and coinfection of chlamydia and gonorrhea among adolescents in 14 US juvenile detention centers from 1997 to 2002. STUDY We calculated the prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhea in males and...

Over the past two decades, a number of studies have failed to provide direct evidence of specific microbial chronic infection in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). However, a recent report suggests that there is a specific association of Chlamydia pneumoniae in patients with PBC and that C. pneumoniae or similar antigens might play a role in the pathogenesis of disease. To determine if Chlamydia ...

chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium which causes a wide variety of human infections such as ocular, urogenital and respiratory infections. genital infections of women, espe-cially when repeated, give rise to many complications such as ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage and in fertility. since chlamydial infections are usually asymptomatic, they progress unnoticed and produc...

background chlamydia pneumoniae has been linked with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases; however, data on stroke and cerebrovascular accidents are sparse. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the association between c. pneumoniae infection and ischemic stroke. patients and methods in a case-control study, 141 patients, admitted with ischemic stroke, were compared with gender...

BACKGROUND A survey of Western Australia's general practitioners' (GPs') knowledge and practices relating to genital chlamydia infection was conducted in mid-2005, prior to a multi-media campaign which encouraged 15-24 year olds to seek chlamydia testing through their general practitioner (GP). The survey aimed to raise GPs' awareness of chlamydia in preparation for the campaign and to establis...

BACKGROUND Differences in the determinants of Chlamydia trachomatis ('chlamydia') and Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) genital infection in women are not well understood. METHODS A cohort study of 16 to 25 year old Australian women recruited from primary health care clinics, aimed to determine chlamydia and MG prevalence and incidence. Vaginal swabs collected at recruitment were used to measure chl...

Rectal chlamydia diagnoses have been increasing among MSM and may also rise among women as anal sex rates increase among heterosexuals. However, there is growing concern about treatment for rectal chlamydia with treatment failures of up to 22% being reported. This article addresses factors that may be contributing to treatment failure for rectal chlamydia, including the pharmacokinetic properti...

chlamydia trachomatis infections are the most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (sti) recognized throughout the world. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis among a randomized statistical group of women suffering from cervicitis in tehran- iran. during a 12- month- period, jan 2003 to jan 2004, 142 endocervical samples were taken from w...

background: sexually transmitted infections (stis) are among the most common causes of illness in the world and have far-reaching health, economic and social consequences for many countries. failure to diagnose and treat stis at an early stage may result in serious complications and sequels. objective: this study aimed to determine the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis infection in patients w...