Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, which can damage a woman's reproductive organs. Even though symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent, serious complications that cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur "silently" before a woman ever recognizes a problem. Chlamydia also can cause discharge from the penis of an infected man.. ...more...

Facts       

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• Fact Sheet    (en español)
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Brochure

LGV (Lymphogranuloma Venereum)

• LGV - CDC Fact Sheet. (January 8, 2008)
• LGV (Lymphogranuloma Venereum) Project (Updated 19 June 2006)
• CDC 2006 Treatment Guidelines
  • Diseases Characterized by Genital Ulcers
    • Lymphogranuloma Venereum

Statistics

• STD Surveillance 2007 - Chlamydia
• Tables
• Chlamydia Prevalence Monitoring Project Annual Report 2006  (10 January 2008)
• Chlamydia Prevalence Monitoring Project Annual Report (All Years)
  

Treatment

• Male Chlamydia Screening Consultation - Review and guidance
  (25 May 2007)
  • Dear Colleague Letter - from John M. Douglas, Jr., MD., Director, Division of STD Prevention.
• CDC 2006 Treatment Guidelines
  • Special Populations - Pregnant Women
  • Diseases Characterized by Urethritis and Cervicitis
    • Chlamydial Infectio
• Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) (December 2006)

Other Resources

• Summary of a Review of the Literature: Programs to Promote Chlamydia Screening - a literature review to support an infertility prevention social marketing campaign
• Dear Colleague Letter - Announcing new National Chlamydia Screening Coordinator (8 April 2008)
• Infertility and STDs
• Chlamydia Screening, HEDIS and Managed Care - Information about the new chlamydia screening HEDIS measure and Socrates, a free downloadable software tool that allows users to determine the most cost effective screening strategy.

Archive

• STD Surveillance 2006 - Chlamydia
  • Trends in Reportable STDs 2006 - Chlamydia
• Chlamydia Prevalence Monitoring Project Annual Report 2005  (31 January 2007)
• STD Surveillance 2005 - Chlamydia
  • Trends in Reportable STDs 2005 - Chlamydia
• Slow Epidemic of Lymphogranuloma Venereum L2b Strain - dispatch, EID November 2005

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