title: Sexually transmitted infections. Genital chlamydia: practical management in primary care.
abstract: As the number of infected people increases, more nurses outside the specialist sexual health services are being called upon to provide advice and clinical care for genital chlamydial infection. This article provides non-specialist nurses with practical information on the diagnosis, treatment, management and follow-up of clients with genital chlamydial infections.
authors.affiliation: GU Medicine, Isle of Wight, Healthcare NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Felicity
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D016358:Contact Tracing / Q000379:methods; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin; D004318:Doxycycline