Name
CHLAMYDIA INFECTION
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
OTHER TESTS : * URETHRAL DISCHARGE FOR CULTURE * DIRECT MICROSCOPIC EXAM OF GIEMSA STAINED CELL SCRAPINGS FOR INCLUSION BODIES HAS LOW SENSTIVITY * DIRECT FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY STAINING - MORE SENSITIVE * CELL CULTURE METHODS - LOW SENSTIVITY 60 - 80 % * DIRECT IMMUNOFLUORESCENT ANTIBODY SLIDE TEST - 70 - 85 % * ELISA TEST - SENSTIVITY 80 - 90% * NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TESTING OF FIRST-VOID URINE * PCR TEST - MOST SENSITIVE
TYPENOTES
MEDICAL TREATMENT : Tetracycline or doxycycline is the treatment of choice. Continue treatment for 10-21 days. A longer course to prevent relapse is controversial. o Erythromycin is the alternative treatment, but this drug may be less efficacious in severe cases.
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
URINE ROUTINE, URINE CULTURE TEST, COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, PCR, PUS CULTURE TEST
[CHLAMYDIA INFECTION]