Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium, gram negative. This bacterium is responsible for Chlamydia (or chlamydia) urethritis, a sexually transmitted disease that is most common in Latin America and the USA after Papillomavirus (50 times more frequent than gonorrhea, which is more common than syphilis). Its reservoir is strictly human.
Chlamydia trachomatis Elispot
(2x ACD/CPDA tube)
Chlamydia trachomatis-IgA en Chlamydia trachomatis-IgG-antilichamen
(1x Serum/SST tube)
Chlamydia trachomatis-PCR
(Urethra-uitstrijkje)
Chlamydophila trachomatis (gramnegatieve intracellulair)
seksueel contact, mens tot mens
cervicitis, steriliteit, urethritis, trachoma, acute conjunctivitis ("zwembad conjunctivitis"), lymphogranuloma venereum
artritis, tendovaginitis
immmuunsysteemsuppressie