Chlamydia Singapore Clinic

Chlamydia Singapore Clinic: Chlamydia infection - symptoms in men/women, screening/diagnosis, testing/check, treatment clinic, Singapore - Private and confidential service. Definitions, references, and latest news.

Description

The signs appear 1-3 weeks after sexual contact with an infected person.

These include:

• a yellowish-white discharge from the sex organs
• a mild burning sensation during urination.

References

• Chlamydia infection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Chlamydia infection: Definition from Answers.com
• Chlamydia infection - definition of Chlamydia infection in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
• WHO | Management of gonorrhoea and Chlamydia trachomatis infections in pregnancy
• Chlamydia - STD information from CDC

DIATHERIX Laboratories Launches STD And HSV Test Panel
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
DIATHERIX Laboratories, adds a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) panel and Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) panel to its line up of highly sensitive, rapid response diagnostic panels. The HSV panel identifies herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 and the STD panel identifies 10 sexually transmitted diseases simultaneously, many of which cannot be accurately identified by current testing methods. These STD organisms, if not appropriately treated, can cause diseases such as syphilis, gonorrhoeae, chlamydia, bacterial vaginosis, etc. and may lead to blindness, infertility or complications during pregnancy... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Mixed infections with Chlamydia and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus - a new in vitro model of chlamydial persistence
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | BMC Microbiology - Latest articles
Conclusions: In the present study we confirm that PEDV co-infection alters the developmental cycle of member species of the family Chlamydiaceae, in a similar manner to other well-described persistence induction methods. Interestingly, this effect appears to be partially species-specific as Chlamydia pecorum appears more sensitive to PEDV co-infection than Chlamydia abortus, as evidenced by TEM and IF observations of a homogenous population of aberrant inclusions in PEDV - Chlamydia pecorum co-infections. (Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles)

Optimising the management of vaginal discharge syndrome in Bulgaria: cost effectiveness of four clinical algorithms with risk assessment
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:48:51 +0100 | Sexually Transmitted Infections
Conclusions Management of NG/CT in Bulgaria was improved by the use of a syndromic approach that included risk scores. Approaches that did not rely on microscopy lost sensitivity but were more cost effective. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)

Older and swinging; need to identify hidden and emerging risk groups at STI clinics
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:48:51 +0100 | Sexually Transmitted Infections
Conclusions Swingers comprise a substantial proportion of STI consultations. They are a mainly older age group and form an important part of STI diagnoses. While other risk groups for STI, such as young heterosexuals and MSM, are systematically identified at STI healthcare facilities and provided with appropriate services, this is generally not the case for swingers. Swingers, like other groups with risk behaviours, need to be identified and treated as a risk group in STI prevention and care. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)

Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis: results from the first national population-based survey in France
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:48:50 +0100 | Sexually Transmitted Infections
Conclusions CT prevalence in France is similar to that in other developed countries. Home sampling proved feasible and useful to reach members of the population with limited access to traditional care. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)

Differential association of ureaplasma species with non-gonococcal urethritis in heterosexual men
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:48:50 +0100 | Sexually Transmitted Infections
Conclusions Unlike U parvum, U urealyticum was associated with urethritis. The strong effect in younger white men and high rates in controls may suggest variability in virulence among U urealyticum strains or in host innate or acquired immunity. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)

Doxycycline failure in lymphogranuloma venereum
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:48:50 +0100 | Sexually Transmitted Infections
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) cases are currently re-emerging in the homosexual community, particularly in HIV-seropositive patients. The standard treatment for this infection, which is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis L1, L2 and L3 serotypes, is a 3-week doxycycline regimen. The case is reported of a male patient presenting with LGV, who was rapidly cured with moxifloxacin treatment after failure of extended treatment with cyclines. This fluoroquinolone is known to be highly active in vitro on the LGV pathogenic agent. Thus it may be a useful alternative when doxycycline treatment results in failure. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)

Dendritic cells (DCs) transfected with a recombinant adenovirus carrying chlamydial major outer membrane protein antigen elicit protective immune responses against genital tract challenge infection.
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:00:17 +0100 | Biochemistry and Cell Biology
In conclusion, Ad-MOMP transfected DCs are capable of inducing effective protective immune responses against C. trachomatis genital infection. PMID: 20651849 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Biochemistry and Cell Biology)

Sex and the sixties: They have healthy love lives, but the Baby Boomers must beware the risks
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:00:34 +0100 | the Mail online | Health
According to Government figures, men and women over 60 are now the fastest-growing sector of the population who are contracting STDs, chlamydia in particular. (Source: the Mail online | Health)