In preparation for the 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment Guidelines, the CDC convened an advisory group in 2013 to examine recent ...

Background: Genital chlamydia infections often are asymptomatic, which promotes their spread in the population. In women, the possible consequences of infection are pelvic inflammatory disease and ...

Dr. Yann Tiberghien, a general practitioner at the Care St Barth clinic on the island, tells T&C that claims of a chlamydia ...

Point-of-care testing for common sexually transmitted infections may reduce overuse of antibiotics and improve emergency ...

A new study has identified markers that may predict whether a chlamydia infection is likely to ascend into the uterus and endometrium. The work, published in Infection and Immunity, could lead to new ...

Chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease, rarely causes symptoms, which means it can go undettected for a long time. Left untreated, chlamydia can cause long-term complications, including infertility ...

Chlamydia infections can cause DNA damage that may increase the risk of later developing cancer, a new study suggests. In the study, human cells growing in lab dishes that were infected with chlamydia ...

Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a specific strain of bacteria known as Chlamydia trachomatis. [iStockphoto] Chlamydia is a silent sexually transmitted infection that is so ...

Chlamydia trachomatis remains a major global pathogen causing both ocular and genital infections, contributing significantly to public health burdens such as infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease, ...

The bacteria that cause chlamydia might be trickier than we knew. In a new study this week, scientists have found evidence that these bacteria can hide in our intestines. The findings might explain ...