title: Chlamydia trachomatis infections.
abstract: The diversity in chlamydial syndromes and their consequences especially the impact on human reproduction and fertility, the asymptomatic characteristics of infections and the ever-increasing incidence have been the focus of considerable attention in the 1980s. The current status of the clinical spectrum of ocular-genital infections due to Chlamydia trachomatis and the laboratory tests for accurate, rapid diagnosis and effective treatment are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hossain
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents