Chlamydia trachomatis Infection

Abstract

Chlamydia trachomatis (‘chlamydia’) is the most commonly diagnosed bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) worldwide and an important cause of reproductive complications in women and epididymitis in men. Different serovars (types) of chlamydia are associated with different types of infections: A–C cause ocular infections (‘trachoma’), D–K anogenital infections, and the serovars L1–L3 cause lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV). Chlamydia infection is common among HIV-infected individuals, but there is little evidence that the infection differs between HIV-infected and noninfected individuals. However, there is some evidence that chlamydia infection increases the risk of HIV transmission and ..