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The eSexual Health Clinic system for management, prevention, and control of sexually transmitted infections: exploratory studies in people testing for Chlamydia trachomatis.

Lancet Public Health, 2017
BACKGROUND Self-directed and internet-based care are key elements of eHealth agendas. We developed a complex online clinical and public health intervention, the eSexual Health Clinic (eSHC), in which patients with genital chlamydia are diagnosed and ...
C. Estcourt, J. Gibbs, L. Sutcliffe, V. Gkatzidou, L. Tickle, K. Hone, C. Aicken, C. Lowndes, E. Harding-Esch, Sue Eaton, P. Oakeshott, A. Szczepura, Richard E Ashcroft, A. Copas, A. Nettleship   +14 more
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Penicillin kills chlamydia following the fusion of bacteria with Lysosomes and prevents genital inflammatory lesions in C. muridarum-infected mice [PDF]

, 2013
The obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia exists as two distinct forms. Elementary bodies (EBs) are infectious and extra-cellular, whereas reticulate bodies (RBs) replicate within a specialized intracellular compartment termed an ‘inclusion ...
Le Gall, SM, Colette Kanellopoulos-Langevin, Le Gall Sylvain M., Habbeddine, M, Sylvain M. Le Gall (108751), Habbeddine, Mohamed, Delarbre, C., Dumoux, M, Maud Dumoux (501153), Dumoux, Maud, Delarbre, C, Dumoux Maud, Christiane Delarbre, Hayward Richard D., Philippe Verbeke, Delarbre Christiane, Verbeke, Philippe, Kanellopoulos-Langevin Colette, Kanellopoulos-Langevin, C, Le Gall, Sylvain M, Habbeddine Mohamed, Philippe Verbeke (16975), Hayward, RD, Hayward, Richard D, Richard D Hayward, Christiane Delarbre (501155), Delarbre, Christiane, Le Gall, S.M., Habbeddine, M., Kanellopoulos-Langevin, C., Hayward, Richard D., Colette Kanellopoulos-Langevin (146985), Mohamed Habbeddine (501154), Ramsey, K., Richard D. Hayward (272234), Verbeke, P., Verbeke, P, Kanellopoulos-Langevin, Colette, Sylvain M Le Gall, Maud Dumoux, Mohamed Habbeddine, Verbeke Philippe   +41 more
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Frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Patients with Imminent Preterm Delivery on the Island of Curaçao

Pathogens, 2022
Sexually transmitted infections are one of the important risk factors for preterm delivery, which is among the important contributors to perinatal morbidity and mortality.
Aglaia Hage, Naomi C. A. Juliana, Leonie Steenhof, Ralph R. Voigt, Servaas A. Morré, Elena Ambrosino, Nurah M. Hammoud   +6 more
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Chlamydia trachomatis Antibody Testing in Vaginal Mucosal Material versus Blood Samples of Women Attending a Fertility Clinic and an STI Clinic

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2014
Background. Chlamydia infections often follow an asymptomatic course but may damage the reproductive tract. Chlamydia antibodies in serum are used as markers for past infections and can relate to tubal pathology and infertility. This “proof of principle”
Ingrid V. F. van den Broek, Jolande A. Land, Jan E. A. M. van Bergen, Servaas A. Morré, Marianne A. B. van der Sande   +4 more
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Community-based trial of screening for Chlamydia trachomatis to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease: the POPI (prevention of pelvic infection) trial. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is common and can lead to tubal factor infertility, ectopic pregnancy or chronic pelvic pain. Despite major UK government investment in the National Chlamydia Screening Programme, evidence of benefit remains ...
Atherton, H, Simms Ian, Simms, Ian, Pippa Oakeshott, Taylor-Robinson, David, Adamma Aghaizu, Kerry Sally, Oakeshott Pippa, Hay Phillip, Ian Simms, Kerry, S, Aghaizu, A, Taylor-Robinson David, Aghaizu, Adamma, Kerry, Sally M., Hay, Sima, Hay Sima, Aghaizu Adamma, Taylor-Robinson, D, Hay, Phillip, David Taylor-Robinson, Oakeshott, Pippa, Helen Atherton, Oakeshott, P, Hay, S, Atherton Helen, Atherton, Helen, Kerry, Sally, Hay, P, Sima Hay, Simms, I, Phillip Hay, Sally Kerry   +32 more
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Mini Review: Antimicrobial Control of Chlamydial Infections in Animals: Current Practices and Issues

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Chlamydia are a genus of successful obligate intracellular pathogens spread across humans, wildlife, and domesticated animals. The most common species reported in livestock in this genus are Chlamydia abortus, Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia suis, and ...
Sankhya Bommana, Adam Polkinghorne
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Extragenital Infections Caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: A Review of the Literature

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016
In the United States, sexually transmitted diseases due to Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae continue to be a major public health burden. Screening of extragenital sites including the oropharynx and rectum is an emerging practice based on ...
P. Chan, A. Robinette, M. Montgomery, Alexi Almonte, S. Cu-Uvin, J. Lonks, K. Chapin, E. Kojic, E. Hardy   +8 more
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The frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis major outer membrane protein-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes in active trachoma is associated with current ocular infection. [PDF]

, 2006
Chlamydia-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes are able to control model infections but may be implicated in disease pathogenesis. HLA-A2 peptide tetramers to Chlamydia trachomatis major outer membrane protein 258-266 (MOMP258-266) and MOMP260-268 were used ...
Nkoyo Faal, Frederick Pemberton-Pigott, Hazel M. Dockrell, David C. W. Mabey, Martin J. Holland, Bailey, Robin L, Holland, Martin J, Pemberton-Pigott, Frederick, Joof, Hassan, Laye, Mass, Hassan Joof, Mass Laye, Sarr, Isatou, Ewen Cameron, Faal, Nkoyo, Isatou Sarr, Cameron, Ewen, Dockrell, Hazel M, Mabey, David CW, Robin L. Bailey   +19 more
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on chlamydia infection in South Korea: a comparison between the pre-pandemic and during-pandemic periods

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundPrior to COVID-19 pandemic, a yearly upward trajectory in the number of chlamydia infection cases was observed in South Korea. However, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Korea implemented several public health and social measures, which ...
Achangwa Chiara, Achangwa Chiara, Achangwa Chiara, Sukhyun Ryu, Jae-Heon Jung, Jae-Heon Jung, Se-Min Hwang, Se-Min Hwang   +7 more
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The SPORTSMART study: a pilot randomised controlled trial of sexually transmitted infection screening interventions targeting men in football club settings. [PDF]

, 2014
Uptake of chlamydia screening by men in England has been substantially lower than by women. Non-traditional settings such as sports clubs offer opportunities to widen access.
Fuller, SS, Mercer, Catherine H., Hart, Graham, Estcourt, Claudia S., Graham Hart (282426), Fuller, Sebastian S., Lorna J Sutcliffe (16134572), Copas, AJ, Cassell, JA, Roberts, Tracy E, Saunders, John, Mercer, Catherine H, Jackson, Louise J., Muniina, Pamela, Copas, Andrew J, Roberts, Tracy E., Pamela Muniina (16213550), Jackson, LJ, John Saunders (517001), Hart, G, Fuller, Sebastian S, Jackson, Louise J; id_orcid, Johnson, AM, Sebastian S Fuller (16213544), Johnson, Anne, Catherine H Mercer (5777366), Claudia S Estcourt (16134506), Louise J Jackson (16213547), Johnson, Anne M, Cassell, Jackie A, Saunders, J, Andrew J Copas (7463825), Copas, Andrew J., Cassell, Jackie, Estcourt, Claudia S, Sutcliffe, LJ, Roberts, TE, Mercer, CH, Muniina, P, Sutcliffe, Lorna J, Anne Johnson (269123), Jackie Cassell (4460668), Sutcliffe, Lorna, Estcourt, CS, Tracy E Roberts (16135235)   +44 more
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