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Mixed infections with Chlamydia and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus - a new in vitro model of chlamydial persistence

open access: yesBMC Microbiology, 2010
Background Chlamydiae induce persistent infections, which have been associated with a wide range of chronic diseases in humans and animals. Mixed infections with Chlamydia and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) may result in generation of persistent ...
Kaiser Carmen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing and testing accelerated partner therapy for partner notification for people with genital Chlamydia trachomatis diagnosed in primary care: a pilot randomised controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background Accelerated partner therapy (APT) is a promising partner notification (PN) intervention in specialist sexual health clinic attenders. To address its applicability in primary care, we undertook a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) of two
Althaus   +36 more
core   +6 more sources

Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Microbiology and Infection, 2009
Chlamydia trachomatis infections affect young, sexually active persons. Risk factors include multiple partners and failure to use condoms. The incidence of infection has increased in the past 10 years. Untreated C. trachomatis infections are responsible for a large proportion of salpingitis, ectopic pregnancy, infertility and, to a lesser extent ...
Bébéar, C., de Barbeyrac, B.
openaire   +2 more sources

Treatment Effectiveness of Azithromycin and Doxycycline in Uncomplicated Rectal and Vaginal Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Women: A Multicenter Observational Study (FemCure)

open access: yesClinical Infectious Diseases, 2019
We demonstrated that in 416 women attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic, microbiological cure was low in azithromycin-treated (78.5%) compared with doxycycline-treated (95.5%) rectal chlamydia; microbiological cure in vaginal chlamydia was ...
N. Dukers-Muijrers   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Estimating local chlamydia incidence and prevalence using surveillance data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Understanding patterns of chlamydia prevalence is important for addressing inequalities and planning cost-effective control programs. Population-based surveys are costly; the best data for England come from the Natsal national surveys which ...
Lewis, J, White, PJ
core   +1 more source

Is Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Men Who Have Sex With Men Associated With Reduction of the Prevalence of these Infections? A Systematic Review of Observational Studies

open access: yesSexually Transmitted Diseases, 2018
Background Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea) could become untreatable in the near future. Indeed, while the treatment of symptomatic gonorrhea in core groups, such men who have sex with men (MSM), is crucial for gonorrhea control programs, screening for ...
A. Tsoumanis, N. Hens, C. Kenyon
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hijacking and Use of Host Kinases by Chlamydiae

open access: yesPathogens, 2020
Chlamydia species are causative agents of sexually transmitted infections, blinding trachoma, and animal infections with zoonotic potential. Being an obligate intracellular pathogen, Chlamydia relies on the host cell for its survival and development ...
Prakash Sah, Erika I. Lutter
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of genital Chlamydia trachomatis among women of reproductive age attending outpatient clinic at Kisumu County Referral Hospital, Kenya, 2021

open access: yesJournal of Public Health in Africa, 2022
Background. Chlamydia trachomatis is a common a sexually transmitted infections (STI). Asymptomatic Chlamydia is undetectable because it is asymptomatic. In Kenyan women ages 18 to 49, the disease is poorly understood. Methods.
Martha Nyakambi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Chlamydia trachomatis Type III Secretion Chaperone Slc1 Engages Multiple Early Effectors, Including TepP, a Tyrosine-phosphorylated Protein Required for the Recruitment of CrkI-II to Nascent Inclusions and Innate Immune Signaling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Chlamydia trachomatis, the causative agent of trachoma and sexually transmitted infections, employs a type III secretion (T3S) system to deliver effector proteins into host epithelial cells to establish a replicative vacuole.
Bastidas, Robert J.   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

Association of Chlamydia trachomatis infections with preterm delivery; a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
BackgroundPremature birth is a primary cause of infant mortality and its etiology varies in different countries. Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is a common infectious agent transmitted through sexual contact.
Amjad Ahmadi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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