Sexually transmitted diseases Chlamydia trachomatis

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Lyss SB, Kamb ML, Peterman TA, et al. Chlamydia trachomatis among patients infected with and treated for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in sexually transmitted disease clinics in the United States. Ann Intern Med 2003 139 178-185. 

Kirchner IT, Emmert DH. Sexually transmitted diseases in women Chlamydia trachomatis and herpes simplex infections. Postgrad Med 2000 107 55-58, 61-65. 

The client is diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis, a sexually transmitted disease, and asks the nurse, Why must I take an antibiotic when I don t have any itching or pain Which statement would be the nurse s best response ... 

Lymphogranuloma venereum A sexually transmitted disease, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, that attacks the lymphatic system. 

Non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) A gonorrhealike sexually transmitted disease most often caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and mycoplasmas. 

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) refers to an acute infection of the upper genital tract in women in the reproductive age, involving the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. Per definition, PID should be distinguished from pelvic infections caused by medical procedures, pregnancy, and other primary abdominal processes. PID usually results from sexually transmitted ascending infections typically by Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis, although 30%-40% of cases are polymicrobial. Actinomyces and tuberculosis account for rare causes of PID and may cause tubo-... 

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