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Chlamydia trachomatis
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MICROBIOLOGY
- 3 subsets of C. trachomatis (CT):
- D-K biovars: genital tract chlamydia, worldwide STD causing cervicitis, urethritis, PID, epididymitis
- L serovars: lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
- A-C biovars: trachoma (ocular)
- Laboratory culture now rarely performed for clinical care, requires tissue culture to demonstrate intracellular inclusion bodies [Fig 1].
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MICROBIOLOGY
- 3 subsets of C. trachomatis (CT):
- D-K biovars: genital tract chlamydia, worldwide STD causing cervicitis, urethritis, PID, epididymitis
- L serovars: lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
- A-C biovars: trachoma (ocular)
- Laboratory culture now rarely performed for clinical care, requires tissue culture to demonstrate intracellular inclusion bodies [Fig 1].
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Last updated: September 30, 2019
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Fabre, Valeria. "Chlamydia Trachomatis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540116/7.3/Chlamydia_trachomatis.
Fabre V. Chlamydia trachomatis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540116/7.3/Chlamydia_trachomatis. Accessed May 20, 2022.
Fabre, V. (2019). Chlamydia trachomatis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540116/7.3/Chlamydia_trachomatis
Fabre V. Chlamydia Trachomatis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2022 May 20]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540116/7.3/Chlamydia_trachomatis.
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