Chlamydia who is the carrier

Sign In. Advanced Search. Search Menu. Article Navigation. Close mobile search navigation Article Navigation. Volume Article Contents. The carrier state: Chlamydia trachomatis. Oriel J. Oxford Academic. Google Scholar. Cite Cite J. Select Format Select format. Permissions Icon Permissions. Article PDF first page preview. Issue Section:. If you test before that 14 days is over, you may test negative, but you could still pass the bacteria on following your test. If you receive treatment to get rid of chlamydia, you will still be able to pass the bacteria on for up to two weeks following the completion of treatment.

Many tests will still be accurate in these circumstances, but the accuracy rates would still be diminished. This could happen if you have had anal or oral sex, but fail to take a sample from either of these parts of the body and only collect a urine sample.

If you have had separate sexual encounters that involved anal or oral sex, then you should test these separately.

If you have a sexual encounter involving just anal or oral sex, then you should test a rectal and throat swab for chlamydia infection. Even without symptoms chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease in women which can seriously hard reproductive health.

It can also cause fertility problems for men. Testing regularly is the most straightforward way to protect both your health and the health of your future sexual partners. Genital ulcers and concomitant complaints in men attending a sexually transmitted infections clinic: implications for sexually transmitted infections management.

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