Chlamydia

The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for chlamydia depends on the specific antibiotic being used. Common antibiotics used to treat chlamydia include azithromycin and doxycycline. The MIC can vary between different strains of Chlamydia trachomatis.

Yes, although it's an obligate intracellular parasite, it has the morphological charactestics of bacteria.

Chlamydiae are a phylum of bacteria that are obligate intracellular parasites. One of these is Chlamydia trachomatis, which causes the STD chlamydia (See related question "What is chlamydia?" for information on the STD.)

Bacteria in the chlamydia family that causes disease include C. trachomatis, C. psittaci, and C. pneumonia. There are other chlamdyia species that cause diseases in other animals, as well as species that cause no illness.

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Per the CDC, an estimated 2.86 million chlamydial infections occur annually (see related link). Projecting that figure, assuming 50% know and are treated, the number could be in the tens of millions.

Chlamydia trachomatis is the scientific name for the bacteria that causes chlamydia.

By definition, a carrier of an infectious disease is someone who has the infection (carries the germ), but has no symptoms.

So, in order to carry chlamydia, you have to first be infected with it.

Most people with chlamydia have no symptoms. That's true for 80 to 90% of females and at least half of males. Most often, people get chlamydia from those who have no symptoms.

It is possible for a chlamydia carrier, or for someone with chlamydia who has symptoms, to get a false negative test result for chlamydia. This result doesn't mean they don't have it.

You can not catch chlamydia from a bar of soap. Chlamydia can only be contracted through sexual intercourse or through childbirth if the mother is infected. If someone with chlamydia used the bar of soap, the bacteria would not spread to a person that was not infected that used the same bar of soap.

That depends on the test. If the health care provider did only a urine dipstick or urinalysis, both chlamydia and UTI will typically show increased white blood cells on the dipstick. A woman with painful urination who is at risk for STIs should be tested for chlamydia, even if antitbiotics were started at the visit pending culture results.

The cells of males and females can be infected with chlamydia

When your immune system is compromised, the symptoms may start to show up (e.g. sick, run down, excessive stress). It could be coincidence -- for instance, you had a change in vaginal discharge, got tested, and found you had chlamydia. Or you could be mistaken about how long you've been infected.

If you've been in a mutually monogamous relationship for a long time, then it's worth discussing whether you've both been faithful. You might check with your health care provider to find out when you last had a negative test for chlamydia. You should take steps to protect yourself from sexually transmitted diseases. But there's not a test that can tell you who had chlamydia first, or how long you've been infected.

Chlamydia does not cause urine odor, although some other infections, both STDs and not, can cause urine odor. Because you think you may be at risk for chlamydia, it's important that you get screened. Most often, chlamydia has no symptoms.

Azithromycin has a 97% cure rate, and doxycycline 98% according ot the CDC.

Chlamydia can cause damage to the body, but the infection is easily curable with antibiotics. After effective treatment, the germ is gone. Patients should abstain from oral, anal, and vaginal sex before treatment and for 1-2 weeks after treatment is completed. If you have concerns about continuing infection, talk with your health care provider about appropriate timing for test of cure. CDC recommends retesting in two to three months to ensure reinfection did not occur.

No. Chlamydia can damage the body, but the germ is gone after effective treatment is completed. Patients being treated should avoid oral, anal, and vaginal intercourse until seven days after one-dose treatment, or until seven-day treatment is complete.

Unlikely but possible. It is unlikely that someone would be infected this way because the bacteria are not great at living outside of a moist environment, but if underwear were shared immediately after being in contact with someone infected with chlamydia and there was infected body fluid present at the time, transmission could occur. Chlamydia dies within minutes when it's outside the body.

It is unsanitary to share personal clothing items. There are other transmission risks (pubic lice/scabies) that present a clear possibility for infection when sharing articles of clothing that are in such close contact with another person's genitals.

Chlamydia remains curable no matter how long you have it. While it may cause uncurable damage, the infection itself can be cleared. The treatment of chlamydia is the same regardless of the duration of infection.

No. You may have damage caused by chlamydia, but the germ is gone after effective treatment. Patients being treated should avoid oral, anal, and vaginal intercourse until 1-2 weeks have passed since treatment was completed.

The antibiotic treatments for chlamydia are very effective, and you can assume complete cure after treatment; however, reinfection by the partner is common, so a test of cure can be a good idea. Ask your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.

The average is 7 to 10 days. May on rare occasions take a couple weeks.

A yeast infection is not a sign of chlamydia.

Most women (80-90%) with chlamydia have no symptoms at all. Those who have symptoms may have painful urination, unusual yellow vaginal discharge, bleeding between periods or after sex, and pelvic pain. In contrast, yeast infections -- really, an imbalance or overgrowth of yeast -- can cause a white, cottage cheese-like discharge and vulvar or vaginal itching, redness, and irritation.

Most people (80-90% of women and half of men) have no symptoms of chlamydia. If a person does have symptoms, they might have burning with urination, discharge, pelvic pain, or scrotal pain.

You can reduce the risk of chlamydia by getting tested before exchanging body fluids with a sex partner, and by using condoms regularly. Abstaining from oral, anal, and vaginal sex, genital-genital contact, and sharing sex toys can prevent all cases of chlamydia.

Depends on the clinical situation. For chlamydia without symptoms found on screening test, typically 100 mg twice daily for 7 days. For PID, treatment is longer and is combined with another medication. See your health care provider for information specific to your situation.

Chlamydia can't infect the breasts or nipples, even if they're pierced. You get chlamydia from having oral, anal, or vaginal sex; genital-genital contact; sharing sex toys; or birth to an infected mother.

No, herpes doesn't cause chlamydia or vice versa. Those stds are not related to each other.