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chlamydia

[kluh-mid-ee-uh] / kləˈmɪd i ə /


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Untreated chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

And there was: There had been some progress, with oxytetracycline, OTC for short, a powerful antibiotic that is used to treat chlamydia and sometimes syphilis in humans.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

However, many health departments had already started offering doxy PEP due to the overwhelmingly positive response it showed in clinical trials, reducing chlamydia and gonorrhea by 70% and 50%, respectively.

From Salon Jan. 17, 2025

Of the top reasons koalas are brought into wildlife hospitals – vehicle strikes, pet attacks and chlamydia – the bacterial infection is the biggest and deadliest.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2024

A veterinary nurse treats a koala infected with chlamydia at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital in Currumbin, Australia.Credit...

From New York Times Apr. 15, 2024

One branch leads to the domain bacteria, which includes the phyla proteobacteria, chlamydias, spirochetes, cyanobacteria, and Gram-positive bacteria.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015




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