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chlamydia

[kluh-mid-ee-uh] / kləˈmɪd i ə /


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Nor has any published research addressed the connection between recent ectopic pregnancy death rates and untreated infections like gonorrhea and chlamydia, which increased substantially during the first years of the pandemic before declining again.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

Untreated chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

And there was: There had been some progress, with oxytetracycline, OTC for short, a powerful antibiotic that is used to treat chlamydia and sometimes syphilis in humans.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

Koalas infected with chlamydia are usually given antibiotics but the treatment means they cannot digest eucalyptus leaves - their only food source - leading to starvation and sometimes death.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2025

The rates of chlamydia remained about the same in 2023 as the year prior.

From Salon Jan. 17, 2025

One branch leads to the domain bacteria, which includes the phyla proteobacteria, chlamydias, spirochetes, cyanobacteria, and Gram-positive bacteria.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015




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