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Novel Approach to Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Female and Male

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Chlamydia is a very common, curable sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. Chlamydia prevalence is higher in young women and is similar in some developed countries. Generally the infections are asymptomatic, resulting in a large reservoir of undetected, untreated infections. Untreated chlamydia infection may result in long-term sequelae in women including pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and ectopic pregnancy. Detection of chlamydia has become easier with the recent introduction of rapid, sensitive, affordable, and non-invasive DNA tests. Treatment is also straightforward and inexpensive with doxycycline or azithromycin. Chlamydia screening therefore has been or is being implemented in various developed countries. However much of the epidemiology of chlamydia remains poorly understood and there are many questions regarding the long-term impact of interventions.

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  1. Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

    Francesco De Seta

  2. Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy

    Francesco De Seta & Gabriella Zito

  3. SSD of Advanced Microbiology Diagnosis and Translational Research, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Trieste, Italy

    Manola Comar

  4. Division of Biomedical Sciences, Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Davide De Santo & Bryan Larsen

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De Seta, F., Comar, M., De Santo, D., Larsen, B., Zito, G. (2020). Novel Approach to Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Female and Male. In: Cristaudo, A., Giuliani, M. (eds) Sexually Transmitted Infections . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02200-6_10

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