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What Antibiotics Are Used To Treat Chlamydia?
The usual treatment for chlamydia is antibiotics, including tetracyclines, azithromycin, or erythromycin.
You can get chlamydia with gonorrhea or syphilis, so if you have one sexually transmitted disease you must be screened for other sexually transmitted diseases as well. All sexual contacts should be screened for chlamydia.
Sexual partners must be treated to prevent passing the infection back and forth. There is no significant
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Chlamydia
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by bacteria that may cause pelvic infection and atypical pneumonia.Infections due to... Read more »
Chlamydial urethritis: male
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chlamydia can be treated with a variety of antibiotics, including:AzithromycinErythromycinQuinolonesTetracyclinesBoth sexual partners must be treated... Read more »
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
LGV; Lymphogranuloma inguinale; Lymphopathia venereum Treatment This condition can be cured with the proper antibiotics. Those commonly... Read more »
Chlamydia
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention Because chlamydia is a disease that can be spread during sexual intercourse, you can prevent chlamydia by: Not having sex ... Read more »
Chlamydia infections in women
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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