Chlamydia trachomatis in cervicitis and urethritis in women.

摘要: In the Scandinavian countries today, Chlamydia trachomatis seems to be most important cause of sexually transmitted diseases. Although C. is prevalent in symptomatic women and persons visiting venereal disease clinics, asymptomatic carrier rate, particularly young women, appears surprisingly high. addition age level sexual activity, use oral contraceptives presence cervical ectopy are risk factors for chlamydial infection. Chlamydial cervicitis often characterized by a hypertrophic follicular appearance, with severe edema, erythema, friability, endocervical mucopurulent discharge. On colposcopy, an atypical transformation zone frequently observed. Papanicolaou smears taken from culture-positive patients reveal benign atypias dyskaryotic changes. trachomatis, therefore, being venereally intracellular organism, may well play role development intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). Future studies on cytological atypias, also should include tests trachomatis. Prospective needed determine natural history outcome trachomatis-associated their behavior after adequate therapy. A large proportion trachomatis-infected urethra. The demonstration that common causative agent acute urethral syndrome (also called abacterial urethritis, dysuria-pyuria syndrome) has been valuable contribution. diagnosis pyuria patient dysuria critical importance, since it suggests etiology thus potentially treatable condition.