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A negative chlamydia test means you are not infected with the bacteria.
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If you had a negative chlamydia test three months before a positive test does this mean you contracted it within those three months?
There are a few possible explanations. The most likely is that you contracted chlamydia within those three months. Another possibility is that you got the first test so soon after infection that it could not yet be detected. A false negative or false positive test is another possible explanation.
Can you transmit chlamydia and test negative for it?
Yes, it is very possible. Many people can carry a bacteria or virus, then transfer it to another person (chlamydia and meningitis are good examples), and it is often that the second person gets the disease, without the first person ever being aware of their dangerous status.
What is a chlamydia culture?
A chlamydia culture is a particular type of chlamydia test that tries to grow the bacteria from a sample of body fluid. It is very difficult to do correctly, and so is not a very reliable test. A positive chlamydia culture can be believed, but there are many false negative chlamydia cultures. Talk with your health care provider about the right chlamydia test for your situation.
If you took ciprofloxacin would a chlamydia test be positive?
If you took an adequate dose of ciprofloxacin to cure chlamydia, the chlamydia test should be negative as long as you didn't get tested too soon after treatment.
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.
Can you more than one false negative for chlamydia then get a positive after having PID?
The chances of a false negative chlamydia test result with the newest test kits may be as high as 10%. The chances of two false negative results are 1%, and of three are one in one thousand. Having a negative result followed by a positive normally means that you were infected with chlamydia between the first and second test.
My boyfriend told me that he has chlamydia but when i took the test it was negative but i know i had unprotected sex with him lots of times before.And ive been having discharge and pain. chlamydia?
The test for Chlamydia is a vaginal swab, is this the test you are talking about? It is probably a good idea to go back to your doctors.
How can you have four years of normal pap tests and this one comes back positive for chlamydia?
A pap smear does not detect chlamydia. A pap smear can not detect chlamydia, and a negative Pap smear does not indicate that you don't have chlamydia. So, yes, it's possible to have a Pap test for four years and not know you have chlamydia if your health care provider didn't do a specific test for chlamydia. Did your health care provider actually test for chlamydia in the prior four years? First check with your health care provider, and then you can try to figure out how you might have contracted it, if in fact you had a negative test as soon as a year ago.
How do you get the results of a chlamydia test?
To get chlamydia test results, contact the health care provider that did the test.
Does alcohol affect the accuracy of a chlamydia test?
Chlamydia does not affect the accuracy of a chlamydia test.
What can cause a false negative chlamydia test in males?
Urinating within hours of the urine or swab test, not using the first urine that comes out, or inadequate swabbing can all cause a false negative chlamydia test. In addition, testing too soon after exposure, or recent exposure to partially effective antibiotics could cause a negative test that would be positive within a couple of more weeks.
What shape is chlamydia?
Chlamydia trachomatis is coccoid and gram negative.
