Chlamydia trachomatis is a common sexually transmitted disease, which often has no visible symptoms. If untreated, chlamydia can make a woman infertile or be passed to a baby during childbirth, causing pneumonia, eye infections and, in severe cases, blindness. Chlamydia is not routinely tested for but can be treated with antibiotics.
a widespread venereal disease caused by a bacterium
bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venerum
(Ct) -The bacterial agent which causes chlamydial infections, the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the United States. While chlamydia are classified as bacteria, they share some properties of both bacteria and viruses.
A bacterium that has a predilection to infect the genitourinary tract. Such an infection is the more commonly recognized initiator of reactive arthritis in the United States.
The causative microorganism of one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases, Chlamydia infection can lead to urethritis (inflammation of the urethra), pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility. The infection may be asymptomatic, but patients may experience vaginal irritation or burning, discharge from penis or vagina, or pain. This microorganism is also the cause of serious eye infections. At one time testing for Chlamydia was somewhat difficult; now, however, immunoassay can detect the antigens from swab specimens.
Chlamydia trachomatis is one of three bacterial species in the genus Chlamydia, family Chlamydiaceae, class Chlamydiae, phylum Chlamydiae, domain Bacteria.
