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* Chlamydophila pneumoniae
* Chlamydophila pneumoniae
:* Pneumonia<ref>{{cite book | last = Bennett | first = John | title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases | publisher = Elsevier/Saunders | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2015 | isbn = 978-1455748013 }}</ref>
:* Pneumonia<ref>{{cite book | last = Bennett | first = John | title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases | publisher = Elsevier/Saunders | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2015 | isbn = 978-1455748013 }}</ref>
 
===Treatment===
*Chlaymydial infections  <ref>{{cite web | title =Chlamydial Infections | url =  http://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/chlamydia.htm    }}</ref>
::* Chlamydial Infections in Adolescents and Adults
::* Chlamydial Infections in Adolescents and Adults
:::* Preferred regimen : [[Doxycycline]] 100 mg PO bid for 7 days {{or}} [[Azithromycin]] 1 g PO in a single dose
:::* Preferred regimen : [[Doxycycline]] 100 mg PO bid for 7 days {{or}} [[Azithromycin]] 1 g PO in a single dose

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Chlamydia trachomatis
C. trachomatis inclusion bodies (brown) in a McCoy cell culture.
C. trachomatis inclusion bodies (brown) in a McCoy cell culture.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Chlamydiae
Order: Chlamydiales
Family: Chlamydiaceae
Genus: Chlamydia
Species: C. trachomatis
Binomial name
Chlamydia trachomatis
Busacca, 1935

Chlamydia trachomatis is one of three bacterial species in the genus Chlamydia, family Chlamydiaceae, class Chlamydiae, phylum Chlamydiae, domain Bacteria. C. trachomatis has only been found living inside the cells of humans, causing the following conditions:

In men

In women

In both sexes

C. trachomatis has also been detected in some patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disease. It may be treated with any of several antibiotics: azithromycin, erythromycin or doxycycline/tetracycline.

C. trachomatis was the first chlamydial agent discovered in humans. It comprises two human biovars: trachoma and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV). Many, but not all, C. trachomatis strains have an extrachromosomal plasmid. Chlamydia species are readily identified and distinguished from other chlamydial species using DNA-based tests. Most strains of C. trachomatis are recognized by monoclonal antibodies [mAbs] to epitopes in the VS4 region of MOMP. However, these mAbs may also crossreact with the other two Chlamydia species, Chlamydia suis and Chlamydia muridarum.

Treatment

  • Chlaymydial infections [2]
  • Chlamydial Infections in Adolescents and Adults
  • Pregancy
  • Chlamydial infection among neonates
  • Ophthalmia Neonatorum
  • Preferred regimen :Erythromycin base or ethylsuccinate ,PO 50 mg/kg/ day divided into 4 doses daily for 14 days
  • Alternative regimen : Azithromycin suspension, PO 20 mg/kg /day qd for 3 days
  • Infant Pneumonia
  • Preferred regimen :Erythromycin base or ethylsuccinate PO 50 mg/kg/ day divided into 4 doses daily for 14 days
  • Alternative regimen : Azithromycin suspension, PO 20 mg/kg /day qd for 3 days
  • Chlamydial infection among infants and childern
  • Infants and childern who weigh < 45 kg
  • Preferred regimen :Erythromycin base or ethylsuccinate PO 50 mg/kg/ day divided into 4 doses daily for 14 days
  • Infants and childern who weigh >45 kg but who are aged <8 years
  • Infants and childern aged >8 years





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External links

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Template:WikiDoc Sources

  1. Bennett, John (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 978-1455748013.
  2. "Chlamydial Infections".
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".