Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Uncomplicated (NonLymphogranuloma Venereum) Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Portugal

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2024

Authors

Andrade, P (Author) Other; Azevedo, J (Author) Other; Carmen Silva (Author) FMUP; Fernandes, C (Author) Other; Borrego, MJ (Author) Other; Borges costa, J (Author) Other; Reis, J (Author) Other; Santiago, F (Author) Other; Santos, A (Author) Other; Alves, J (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Acta Medica Portuguesa

Vol. 37 No. 4

Pages: 475-482

ISSN: 0870-399X

Publisher: Ordem dos Medicos

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-016-Z6P

DOI: 10.20344/amp.21442

Abstract (EN): Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the world. Being associated with a large number of asymptomatic carriers, the diagnosis is frequently challenging and requires appropriate laboratory testing. In Portugal, the incidence of the disease has been consistently increasing in recent years, meaning that special awareness is required for case identification, contact tracing and application of appropriate treatments. These recommendations result from the adaptation of the international consensuses on the diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection to the Portuguese healthcare setting, with the aim of standardizing the clinical and laboratory approach to symptomatic and noncarriers of the disease.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8