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chlamydia

Viruslike bacteria which live parasitically in animal cells, and cause disease in humans and birds. Chlamydiae are thought to be descendants of bacteria that have lost certain metabolic processes. In humans, a strain of chlamydia causes trachoma, a disease found mainly in the tropics (a leading cause of blindness); venereally transmitted chlamydiae cause genital and urinary infections.

Possible links were found between infection with chlamydia and further disorders, including Alzheimer's disease and cervical cancer.

Incidence of sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis may be higher than previously thought, according to a 1998 US study that found 10% of female army recruits to be infected.

Protein from C. pneumoniae (which accounts for 10% of pneumonia cases) has been found in 79% of cases of atheroma (furring up of the arteries) in a US study, and it has also been cultured from a diseased coronary artery, providing a possible link between chlamydia infection and heart disease. A link has also been established between C. Pneumoniae infection and chronic high blood pressure.
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In specific regions of Sweden, the proportion of all detected CT cases attributable to swCT ranges from 13% to 39%; a considerable number of chlamydia infections have escaped detection by commonly used test systems (1).
TaqMan assay for Swedish Chlamydia trachomatis variant by Catsburg, Arnold; van Dommelen, Laura; Smelov, Vitaly; de Vries, Henry J.C.; Savitcheva, Alevtina; D / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Chlamydia infections in males are also an important cause of morbidity in their sexual partners.
Prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis among active duty male soldiers ... by Stafford, Elisabeth / Southern Medical Journal
Identifying gonorrhea and chlamydia infections early in high-risk populations is the key to preventing costly sequelae and ensuring female reproductive health.
Gonorrhea and chlamydia infection among women visiting family ... by Smith, Elaine M. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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