First, the antibiotics have to be active against Chlamydia. Second, the antibiotics must be safe, particularly for use in children, since they are the reservoir of infection in trachoma-endemic ...

Chlamydia is an infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It's one of the most widespread of all sexually transmitted diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

"Getting tested for STIs on a regular basis is an important action that all New Yorkers can take to optimize their health," health officer Wendy Wilcox said.

Women who develop bacterial vaginosis (BV) often later acquire chlamydia, a common and potentially serious sexually ...

A new study tracked thousands of gay men taking PrEP and DoxyPEP.  A new study tracked thousands of gay men taking PrEP and ...

Experts say immunisation may be the best way to tackle the disease ... do at home with a swab or urine sample. Although antibiotics can treat chlamydia, people can catch the infection again ...

While the use of PrEP has helped drop the rates of HIV infections, instances of syphilis and chlamydia among queer men have ...

the challenges of implementing mass antibiotic programs and the prospects for elimination of blinding trachoma. Trachoma, a chronic conjunctivitis caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia ...