Chlamydia trachomatis
Noun
Meaning
bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum
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Diagnosis Chlamydia trachomatis inclusion bodies (brown) in a McCoy cell culture.
Cause Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are usually the main cause of PID.
Infections by Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis are present in 75 to 90 percent of cases.