Chlamydia trachomatis
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MICROBIOLOGY
- 3 subsets of C. trachomatis (CT):
- D-K biovars: genital tract chlamydia, worldwide STD causing cervicitis, urethritis, PID, epididymitis
- L serovars: lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
- A-C biovars: trachoma (ocular)
- Laboratory culture now rarely performed for clinical care, requires tissue culture to demonstrate intracellular inclusion bodies [Fig 1].
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MICROBIOLOGY
- 3 subsets of C. trachomatis (CT):
- D-K biovars: genital tract chlamydia, worldwide STD causing cervicitis, urethritis, PID, epididymitis
- L serovars: lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
- A-C biovars: trachoma (ocular)
- Laboratory culture now rarely performed for clinical care, requires tissue culture to demonstrate intracellular inclusion bodies [Fig 1].
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