Rectal chlamydia is a common bacterial sexually transmissible infection among men who have sex with men. Data from randomized, controlled trials are needed to guide treatment. In this double-blind ...

Chlamydia is one of the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the UK, yet its symptoms often remain unnoticed. Known as a “silent” infection, it can go undetected for weeks ...

Chlamydia treatment may fail twice due to bacterial resistance to antibiotics, such as doxycycline, issues with the absorption of medication into the body, or not following the full course of ...

Chlamydia is often called a “silent infection” because many people don’t know they have it. It’s caused by a type of bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis and can affect both men and women. While it’s ...

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and nothing says romance like a column about a sexually transmitted infection! The next time you take your adolescent in for a checkup, you may find that your health care ...

Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, and Michigan State University, USA, have discovered a molecule capable of targeting and killing the Chlamydia trachomatis bacterium, while sparing beneficial ...

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 causes chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted infection, may lurk elsewhere in the body other than just the genitals. Chlamydia trachomatis, the species of bacteria responsible for ...

The bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is best known for infecting genitals, causing the sexually transmitted infection (STI) known as chlamydia. But a new study has found that these sneaky cells can ...

The genus chlamydia includes several species that can cause sexually transmitted infections (STIs), pneumonia and other respiratory infections, eye infections, and more illnesses. When you hear the ...