Current Status of Trachoma Infections and a Discussion on Treatment Approaches: A Comparative Analysis of Azithromycin and Doxycycline [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesChlamydia trachomatis causes a wide range of diseases, affecting the eyes, genital tract, and other organs, and can also lead to mother-to-child transmission.
Lin Runkun
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Frequency and risk factors for incident and redetected Chlamydia trachomatis infection in sexually active, young, multi-ethnic women: a community based cohort study. [PDF]
, 2014 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency and risk factors for incident and redetected Chlamydia trachomatis infection in sexually active, young, multi-ethnic women in the community. DESIGN: Cohort study.
Aghaizu, A +8 more
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Infection of Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium with Chlamydia trachomatis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Little is known about the susceptibility of posterior segment tissues, particularly the human retinal pigment epithelium (hRPE), to Chlamydia trachomatis.
Ernest Boiko +8 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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A vaccine formulated with the major outer membrane protein can protect C3H/HeN, a highly susceptible strain of mice, from a Chlamydia muridarum genital challenge. [PDF]
, 2015 C3H/HeN female mice were vaccinated with native Chlamydia muridarum major outer membrane protein (MOMP), using Montanide+CpG or Alum+CpG as adjuvants. Negative control groups were immunized with ovalbumin (OVA) and the same adjuvants. As positive control,
de la Maza, Luis M +2 more
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Microbiology Research, 2012 Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common cause of sexually transmitted infection. In 75% of women and 50% of men infection is asymptomatic. According to World Health Organization reports, the number of new genital infections with Chlamydia trachomatis ...
Parvin Hassanzadeh +5 more
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Analysis of polymorphic membrane protein expression in cultured cells Identifies PmpA and PmpH of Chlamydia psittaci as candidate factors in pathogenesis and immunity to infection [PDF]
, 2016 The polymorphic membrane protein (Pmp) paralogous families of Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydia abortus are putative targets for Chlamydia vaccine development. To determine whether this is also the case for Pmp family members of C.
Bavoil, Patrik +7 more
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PCR múltiplex para el diagnóstico de microorganismos atípicos transmitidos sexualmente
Perinatología y Reproducción Humana, 2023 Antecedentes: Las infecciones de transmisión sexual son un problema de salud pública mundial. El análisis rutinario incluye solo pruebas microbiológicas y serológicas para el diagnóstico de patógenos.
Marcos R. Escobedo-Guerra +4 more
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Comparison of four serological assays for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis in subfertile women [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction: Chlamydia antibody testing (CAT) in serum has been introduced as a screening method in the infertility workup. We evaluated the test characteristics of two ELISA tests compared to micro-immunofluorescence tests (MIFs).
Claeys, Geert +7 more
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Chlamydia Trachomatis Tonsillopharyngitis
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2012 Reports about the extragenital spread ofChlamydia trachomatis (CT)to oropharynx are limited. We report a male patient with progressive tonsillopharyngitis resistant to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid therapy. The patient presented 9 days after an orogenital and oroanal sexual intercourse with a female sex worker.
Özmen Öztürk, Hüseyin Seven
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