Chlamydiaceae Infections

Chlamydiaceae

Chlamydiales

Chlamydia

Chlamydophila

List of MeSH codes (C01)

Koala

Chlamydia pecorum

Chlamydiaceae

Chlamydia (genus)

Atypical bacteria

Chlamydia pneumoniae

List of sequenced bacterial genomes

Chlamydophila

Parachlamydia acanthamoebae

Chlamydia felis

Chlamydiota

Chlamydia abortus

Chlamydia caviae

Waddlia

Chlamydia muridarum

Fiona Brinkman

Bacteria11

• Infections with bacteria of the genus CHLAMYDIA. (harvard.edu)
• Subclinical infections with intracellular bacteria of the family Chlamydiaceae cause substantial losses in animal agriculture. (auburn.edu)
• Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the gram-negative bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae). (lecturio.com)
• 15) Which of the following bacteria is responsible for the infection 'psittacosis' that is transmitted from the parrots to humans? (medicalbiochemist.com)
• We have identified a previously uncharacterized protein, CT622, unique to the Chlamydiaceae, in the absence of which most bacteria failed to establish a successful infection. (hal.science)
• Infections with bacteria of the family ANAPLASMATACEAE. (uchicago.edu)
• Infections caused by bacteria that show up as pink (negative) when treated by the gram-staining method. (rush.edu)
• Koalas and humans are not the only species to be infected by members of the Chlamydiaceae family of bacteria. (iflscience.com)
• Members of the genus Chlamydia are obligate intracellular gram-negative bacteria that belong to the family Chlamydiaceae . (thenativeantigencompany.com)
• It is caused by any bacteria belonging to Chlamydiaceae family. (ayurvediccure.com)
• The infection is commonly caused due to bacteria alth. (ayurvediccure.com)

CHLAMYDIALES1

• The genus Chlamydia is classified in the family Chlamydiaceae of the order Chlamydiales. (dergisi.org)

Chlamydiae2

• Outbreaks may be associated with conjunctivitis infection Chlamydiae but there may be other manifestations of diseases such as influenza, Aujeszky's disease and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), among others. (biomin.net)
• Like other chlamydiae, C. psittaci can also cause asymptomatic infections. (biomedcentral.com)

Chlamydophila4

• Chlamydophila felis was first feline respiratory pathogen to be identified, and was thought to be responsible for most cases of respiratory tract disease, mainly in young animals, because they are particularly susceptible to infection. (vin.com)
• Chlamydophila pneumoniae (formerly known as Chlamydia pneumoniae) causes respiratory infections with a mild course. (athenslab.gr)
• Chlamydophila caviae is the model organism for the study of Chlamydia infections in animals. (up.ac.za)
• Species within the family Chlamydiaceae were previously (1999) divided into two genera Chlamydia and Chlamydophila . (slu.se)

Genus2

• A genus of the family CHLAMYDIACEAE whose species cause a variety of diseases in vertebrates including humans, mice, and swine. (nih.gov)
• Here, we determined the first high-quality draft genome sequence of the fish pathogen "Candidatus Clavichlamydia salmonicola", representing a separate genus within the human and animal pathogenic Chlamydiaceae. (univie.ac.at)

Species8

• Commercial assays do not discriminate among all Chlamydiaceae species that might be involved in trachoma. (cdc.gov)
• We investigated whether a commercial Micro-ArrayTube could discriminate Chlamydiaceae species in DNA extracted directly from conjunctival samples from 101 trachoma patients in Nepal. (cdc.gov)
• Ocular infections were caused by 5 Chlamydiaceae species. (cdc.gov)
• Additional studies of trachoma pathogenesis involving Chlamydiaceae species other than C. trachomatis and their zoonotic origins are needed. (cdc.gov)
• Furthermore, additional species of Chlamydiaceae , namely Chlamydia pneumoniae and C. psittaci , have been implicated in trachomatous disease by our group ( 6 ) and by another independent research group from Paris working in Guinea, Africa ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
• To eliminate infections with species other than C. trachomatis, longer treatment intervals might be required ( 8 ). (cdc.gov)
• most do not discriminate among species of Chlamydiaceae . (cdc.gov)
• However, where most humans with the Chlamydia trachomatis bacterium are asymptomatic, koalas routinely suffer blindness, painful cysts and infertility, along with urinary tract infections that can turn toxic from the two species that affect them . (iflscience.com)

Chlamydia Infections4

• Chlamydia Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (harvard.edu)
• This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Chlamydia Infections" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Chlamydia Infections" was a major or minor topic of these publication. (harvard.edu)
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• Repeat Chlamydia infections in females are common (20-30%) (Hosenfeld et al. (nccid.ca)

Trachoma1

• Chlamydia trachomatis serovars A-C cause eye infections known as trachoma. (thenativeantigencompany.com)

Chlamydial infection3

• Highest prevalence of chlamydial infection has been reported to be between 5 weeks and 6 months in on study (Sykes et al . (vin.com)
• A Real Time-PCR assay targeting 23s rRNA of chlamydial organisms was performed to detect chlamydial infection in clinical specimens. (ac.ir)
• Further studies particularly serologic surveys and other PCR methods are needed to thoroughly evaluate significance of the chlamydial infection in reptiles. (ac.ir)

Asymptomatic infections1

• Clinically, asymptomatic infections are common. (athenslab.gr)

Systemic infection2

• Psittacosis is a systemic infection that frequently causes pneumonia. (dergisi.org)
• Due to its capability of causing systemic infection with acute to chronic course in poultry, pet birds and some mammals, as well as its worldwide dissemination [ 2 ], it is probably the most important veterinary chlamydial pathogen. (biomedcentral.com)

Psittaci3

• The family of Chlamydiaceae comprises 3 pathogens that can infect humans: Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia psittaci, and Chlamydia pneumoniae. (lecturio.com)
• C. psittaci infection primarily affects birds such as parrots, parakeets, doves and pigeons causing the disease psittacosis. (thenativeantigencompany.com)
• In humans, C. psittaci infection causes an acute respiratory disease with flu-like symptoms ( GOV.UK ). (thenativeantigencompany.com)

Respiratory1

• Respiratory infections are probably the most common of all chlamydial infections. (athenslab.gr)

Conjunctivitis1

• 1999). In the early stages of infection, cats develop conjunctivitis with serous ocular discharge and blepharospasm (Hoover et al . (vin.com)

Gram-Negative B3

• Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (rush.edu)
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Family4

• Members of the Chlamydiaceae family are small, non-motile, Gram-negative, obligate intracellular organisms that grow in the host cell cytoplasm. (athenslab.gr)
• 6) Which of the following statements are NOT the distinguishing features of the family Chlamydiaceae ? (medicalbiochemist.com)
• Aerobic, but members of the family Chlamydiaceae have only limited resources to to synthesize their own ATP. (slu.se)
• Members of the family Chlamydiaceae are obligately intracellular. (slu.se)

Genital Tract Infection2

• Is There a Hidden Burden of Disease as a Result of Epigenetic Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Following Chlamydia trachomatis Genital Tract Infection? (donga.ac.kr)
• However, 70-80% of women with C. trachomatis genital tract infection remain asymptomatic. (thenativeantigencompany.com)

Ocular1

• SAFE refers to Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness, and Environmental improvements, specifically, surgery to correct trichiasis (in-turned eyelashes), oral antimicrobial drugs to treat Chlamydia trachomatis infections, facial cleanliness to decrease ocular infections, and environmental improvements such as latrines and wells to provide clean water. (cdc.gov)

Prevalence4

• Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection and associated factors among asymptomatic pregnant women in Botswana. (harvard.edu)
• 1988), the prevalence of Chlamydia infection was higher in males than female cats. (vin.com)
• The aim of this study was to detect and determine the prevalence of Chlamydia infection in pet and zoo reptiles in Tehran, Iran. (ac.ir)
• Screening programs have been demonstrated to reduce both the prevalence of C. trachomatis infection and rates of PID in women (79,80). (cdc.gov)

Trachomatis infection2

• There is evidence that oral treatment of C. trachomatis infection blunts the immune response, increasing the patient's susceptibility to reinfection ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
• Discrete Plasma Cytokine Profiles Among Pregnant Women in Botswana by Chlamydia trachomatis Infection, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Status, and Gestational Age. (harvard.edu)

Blindness2

• Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of both bacterial sexually transmitted infection and infection-derived blindness world-wide. (plos.org)
• It is estimated that 400 million people suffer from chronic infection (they are carriers) and that it has caused blindness in 6 million. (athenslab.gr)

Organism3

• 1978). Laboratory diagnosis of C. felis infection can be performed using different diagnostic procedures, based on either isolation of the infectious organism, amplification of chlamydial DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or detection of antibodies by immunofluorescence assay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). (vin.com)
• Seropositivity for C. feli s, even with high antibody titers, may indicate exposure to the organism, rather than active infection, especially in large cat populations. (vin.com)
• Although nearly 20% of all cancers are caused by an infection of a microbe, the amount of evidence and information regarding the mechanisms associated with oncogenesis varies dramatically from one organism to the next. (scirp.org)

Diagnosis4

• Successful management of Chlamydia relies on timely identification, diagnosis and treatment of infections (5). (nccid.ca)
• Molecular testing for Chlamydia is used for the rapid and highly accurate laboratory diagnosis of all infections caused by these microorganisms. (athenslab.gr)
• 2) Which of the following is a common specimen used for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted chlamydial infections that occur in both men and women? (medicalbiochemist.com)
• 3) What type of methods are important laboratory approaches for the diagnosis of genital Chlamydia spp infections? (medicalbiochemist.com)

Detection1

• A rapid, accurate and cost-effective method was applied for Chlamydiaceae spp detection and discrimination of the most significant Chlamydia spp. (ac.ir)

Gonococcal1

• Although widespread screening is not recommended, targeted screening of young women (i.e., those aged ≤25 years) at increased risk for infection is a primary component of gonorrhea control in the United States because gonococcal infections among women are frequently asymptomatic. (cdc.gov)

Pneumonia2

• Massive perinatal infection of the newborn can lead to interstitial chlamydial pneumonia. (athenslab.gr)
• The disease pneumonia involves inflammation of the lungs caused by infection. (ayurvediccure.com)

Infectious1

• Pig infection is acquired primarily through ingestion of infectious encysted T. spiralis muscle larvae (ML). After the ML are released in the stomach, they invade the intestinal epithelium and mature into adults (Ad). (biomedcentral.com)

Vaginal3

• First catch urine from women, while acceptable for screening, might detect up to 10% fewer infections when compared with vaginal and endocervical swab samples (82,87,89) (Box 2). (cdc.gov)
• A first catch urine specimen is acceptable but might detect up to 10% fewer infections when compared with vaginal and endocervical swab samples. (cdc.gov)
• 2nd most common bacterial STI STI Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections that spread either by vaginal intercourse, anal sex, or oral sex. (lecturio.com)

Human infections1

• Usually these type of human infections occur when in close contact with infected birds (poultry workers, pet owners), although instances of person to person transmission have been found. (up.ac.za)

Bacterial sexually1

• Serovars D-K are responsible for bacterial sexually transmitted genital tract infections in women and men. (thenativeantigencompany.com)

Cycle of infection1

• These new elementary bodies are released, starting a new cycle of infection. (athenslab.gr)

Clinical2

• The clinical signs can be seen in one or both eyes and, if caused by infection, can be very easily transmitted to other animals due to close physical contact. (biomin.net)
• However, following Pap screening, there should be a clinical indication for reflex additional testing of liquid cytology specimens for chlamydia and gonorrhea since these specimen types are more widely used in older populations at low risk for infection. (cdc.gov)

Birds1

• The infection is transmitted by infected birds through their excretions, mainly through the faeces. (athenslab.gr)

Occur1

• Primary infection typically occurs in children, but re-infection can occur later in adult life ( CDC ). (thenativeantigencompany.com)

20231

• 2023. Interplay between pollution and avian influenza virus infection risk in shorebirds and waterfowl. (michellewille.com)

Inflammation1

• Rickinson, A.B. (2014) Co-Infections, Inflammation, and Oncogenesis: Future Directions for EBV Research. (scirp.org)

Chronic1

• Some infections can lead to infertility and chronic debilitating disease. (lecturio.com)

Acute1

• Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis ( ANUG ), also known as trench mouth , is a type of infection of the gums . (mdwiki.org)

Urinary1

• It is a common urinary tract infection that affects both men an. (ayurvediccure.com)

Screening2

• Impact of COVID-19 on Sexually Transmitted Infection and HIV Screening at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital. (harvard.edu)
• USPSTF does not recommend screening for gonorrhea in women who are at low risk for infection (81). (cdc.gov)

Disease5

• The recurrence of infection and disease is probably multifactorial. (cdc.gov)
• Preference is now given to the term 'STI' (sexually transmitted infection) because not all infected individuals develop symptomatic disease, although they carry the potential to develop symptoms and to transmit infection to others. (nccid.ca)
• We hope to specifically show a positive effect of the vaccine on disease, not just infection, as well as female reproductive rates," says Timms, adding, "We feel compelled to start using this vaccine more broadly, especially when we know that it is safe and has some definite positive benefit to the animals. (iflscience.com)
• Trichinellosis is also considered an emerging or re-emerging zoonotic disease in China, where approximately more than 40 million people could be at risk of infection [ 8 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
• Necrotizing periodontal disease is caused by a mixed bacterial infection that includes anaerobes such as P. intermedia [5] and Fusobacterium as well as spirochetes , such as Treponema . (mdwiki.org)

Seroprevalence1

• The high seroprevalence of Trichinella infection in field samples of Tibetan pigs further raises serious concern for the prevention and control of trichinellosis in this host for public health safety. (biomedcentral.com)

Vaccine1

• Impact of Point-of-Care Testing on the Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections in South Africa: Evidence from the HVTN702 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccine Trial. (harvard.edu)