Diseases
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium, gram negative. This bacterium is responsible for Chlamydia (or chlamydia) urethritis, a sexually transmitted disease that is most common in Latin America and the USA after Papillomavirus (50 times more frequent than gonorrhea, which is more common than syphilis).
Impact on cervical health and urinary tract infections
Chlamydia trachomatis is a significant pathogenic bacterium that can cause various diseases in humans. In addition to chlamydial urethritis, which is a common sexually transmitted infection, Chlamydia trachomatis can also cause other conditions such as cervical infections in women, which can lead to cervical cancer, as well as urinary tract and rectal infections.
One of the concerning characteristics of Chlamydia trachomatis is that it often progresses asymptomatically, especially in women. This means that many individuals can be infected without knowing it and inadvertently transmit the infection to others.
It is important to detect and treat chlamydia early, as untreated infections can lead to serious complications such as infertility, ectopic pregnancies, and chronic pelvic pain.
Further informations
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydophila trachomatis (gram-negative, intracellular)
- sexual contact
- human to human
cervicitis, sterility, urethritis, trachoma, acute conjunctivitis („swimming pool conjunctivitis“), lymphogranuloma venereum
After infection (4-6 weeks):
arthritis, tendovaginitis
immune suppression
