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Chlamydia
– bacteria are small in size, dependent on the host cell, being essentially parasites, only inside the cells.
The incidence of infection in Russia reaches 12-15%. Among gynecological patients who suffer from inflammatory processes, chlamydia is found in 30%, in women with tubal infertility – up to 60%, among women with infertility in 50%.
Consequences of untreated genital chlamydia:
- intrauterine infection of the fetus,
- ectopic pregnancy,
- chronic inflammatory diseases of the appendages,
- tubal infertility,
- frozen pregnancy,
- spontaneous miscarriages,
- premature birth.
Currently, four types of chlamydia are known: Chlamydia pneumoniae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pecorum.
Chlamydia pecorum, Chlamydia psittaci cause diseases in birds and animals. If people come into contact with such animals, they can get lung disease (pneumonia).
Chlamydia pneumoniae can cause respiratory tract diseases (bronchitis, bronchial asthma, pneumonia).
Chlamydia trachomatis is the causative agent of urogenital infections, sexually transmitted, as well as eye diseases (conjunctivitis).
For what diseases should chlamydial infections be diagnosed?
In our Prima Medica medical center (Kaluzhskaya metro station, Novye Cheryomushki, Vernadskogo Avenue), our specialists – gynecologists, ophthalmologists, urologists, pulmonologists will prescribe a diagnosis of infections for the following diseases:
In men: urethritis, epididymitis, proctitis, reactive arthritis (Reiter’s syndrome), sexually transmitted diseases, conjunctivitis, prostatitis, infertility.
In women: cervicitis, urethritis, salpingitis, conjunctivitis, reactive arthritis – Reiter’s syndrome, endometritis, infertility, ectopic pregnancy.
Treatment of chlamydial infections
A course of antibiotics is effective only during the reproductive phase of chlamydial infection.
Successful treatment depends on the correctly prescribed drug and treatment regimen. The result of improper treatment is the transition to a chronic form of the disease.