Human Female Genital Tract Infection by the Obligate Intracellular Bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis Elicits Robust Type 2 Immunity [PDF]
, 2013 While Chlamydia trachomatis infections are frequently asymptomatic, mechanisms that regulate host response to this intracellular Gram-negative bacterium remain undefined.
AL Graham +42 more
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Chlamydiae – what’s new? [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020 Abstract This paper provides an overview of the current knowledge of chlamydiae. These intracellular microorganisms belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family are widely distributed throughout the world. Constant development of culture-independent approaches for characterisation of microbial genomes enables new discoveries in the field of ...
Zaręba-Marchewka Kinga +2 more
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'The difference in determinants of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium in a sample of young Australian women.' [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND Differences in the determinants of Chlamydia trachomatis ('chlamydia') and Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) genital infection in women are not well understood.
Birden, Hudson +20 more
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Chlamydia diagnosis rate in England in 2012: an ecological study of local authorities [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives Local authorities (LAs) in England commission chlamydia screening as part of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme. It is recommended that LAs achieve a chlamydia diagnosis rate of ≥2300 cases per 100 000 population aged 15–24.
Chandrasekaran, L +3 more
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Changes in chlamydia control activities in Europe between 2007 and 2012: a cross-national survey [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: In 2012, the levels of chlamydia control activities including primary prevention, effective case management with partner management and surveillance were assessed in 2012 across countries in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU ...
Amato-Gauci, AJ +12 more
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Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2021 Background: The Canadian Paediatric Society no longer recommends the use of universal ocular prophylaxis with erythromycin ointment to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum.
Victoria Ivensky +5 more
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STING-dependent recognition of cyclic di-AMP mediates type I interferon responses during Chlamydia trachomatis infection. [PDF]
, 2013 UnlabelledSTING (stimulator of interferon [IFN] genes) initiates type I IFN responses in mammalian cells through the detection of microbial nucleic acids. The membrane-bound obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis induces a STING-dependent
Barker, Jeffrey R +6 more
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Better than nothing? Patient-delivered partner therapy and partner notification for chlamydia: the views of Australian general practitioners [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND Genital chlamydia is the most commonly notified sexually transmissible infection (STI) in Australia and worldwide and can have serious reproductive health outcomes.
Bowden, Francis +11 more
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Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2021 The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of patients co-infected with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea. A retrospective case-control study was performed, which included 399 co-infected patients seen at a sexually ...
Farnam Barati Sedeh +4 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 ObjectiveSexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common worldwide and pose a challenge to public health. We conducted this study to assess the annual incidence of five common STIs, including syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, and genital ...
Leiwen Fu +20 more
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