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Testing for chlamydia is very specific. A regular bacterial culture or wet smear will not detect chlamydia.
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How do you get the results of a chlamydia test?
To get chlamydia test results, contact the health care provider that did the test.
Can chlamydia be mistaken for a yeast infection?
A yeast infection is diagnosed by looking at vaginal discharge under a microscope. Chlamydia is diagnosed via a cervical swab or urine test. If laboratory testing is used, you can't mistake one for the other.
Is a urine test accurate to test for chlamydia?
A normal blood test will not detect the infection. To diagnose chlamydia, you need a urine test or swab of the vagina, urethra, rectum, throat, or eye. Blood tests can look for evidence of past infection with chlamydia, but these are of no use in determining current infection and aren't used to diagnose or treat disease.
How can your first chlamydia test be positive and your second test be negative?
There are a number of situations that could cause a positive chlamydia test followed by a negative test:Post-treatmentImperfect testUrinating within a short time before that negative second test was collectedLab errorAlso, a certain percentage of patients clear chlamydia without treatment. The infection may still have done damage before the immune system cleared the infection, though.I'm sure there are other possibilities, but those are the ones that jump to mind.
Do you need to take another blood test to check if chlamydia is cleared after the prescription?
A normal blood test will not detect the infection. To diagnose chlamydia, you need a urine test or swab of the vagina, urethra, rectum, throat, or eye. Blood tests can look for evidence of past infection with chlamydia, but these are of no use in determining current infection and aren't used to diagnose or treat disease. A positive blood test showing evidence of past infection will not change as a result of antibiotic treatment.
If you get a vaginal bacterial infection does this mean your partner is cheating?
Certainly the situation merits a frank discussion with the partner. If you've had genital-genital contact with someone else during that time, it's possible you brought the infection into the relationship without having sex with someone else. It's possible your test was a false chlamydia test result. A more obvious and common explanation is that your partner brought the infection into the relationship. Sorry for your trouble, whatever the cause may have been.
Can a female test negative for chlamydia after having it for a long time?
The test for chlamydia remains reliable even if someone has been infected for years. Unlike syphilis, long term infection doesn't give a false negative result. However, a certain percentage of people appear to clear chlamydia infection on their own, so it's possible to have chlamydia in the past but test negative now even without taking treatment.
How do you know whether you have chlamydia or a UTI?
I am not a Doctor or anything, but I can attempt to answer this question based on my own personal experiences. Although a yeast infection can have a funny odor, it is usually different from bacteria. Bacteria usually has a foul-like "fishy" odor. The discharge is usually thin, and clear. A yeast infection on the other hand, has a cottage cheese like discharge, and the smell is usually "musky". Not to mention a yeast infection itches like mad, and can be very annoying. My suggestion is to go to the Doctor and not to try and diagnose yourself, because although you can get medicine for a yeast infection over the counter, medicine for bacteria can only be prescribed, and trust me the longer you wait on either on of these infections the worse it is. Hope that helps,
Can you get chlamydia without being exposed?
Yes, you can catch chlamydia from someone even if you're taking antibiotics when you have sex with that person.
How soon can chlamydia show up in urine?
Urine tests are effective for testing chlamydia, as long as the right test is ordered. A routine urinalysis or urine culture will not detect chlamydia. The specific chlamydia test needs to be ordered. There is a DNA amplification test that can be performed for chlamydia and gonorrhea on a urine sample. The urine, however, should not be a midstream sample - it should be the first urine that is urinated to get any of the bacteria that were growing in the urethra.
Can a bacterial infection cause failed drug test?
No, a bacterial infection cannot cause a failed drug test. Drug tests are designed to detect specific drugs or their metabolites in the body, not bacterial infections. However, certain medications used to treat bacterial infections might lead to false positives on drug tests.
What can cause a false negative chlamydia test result?
A false chlamydia test result can come from any of these factors:Urination less than a few hours before urine testing.Poor technique for swabsNot disclosing the possible location of infection (e.g. if you only have receptive anal sex, then urethral testing won't find your infection).Recent antibiotics that reduced, but didn't eliminate, chlamydia infectionTesting too soon after infection.
