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Diagnostic testing for urogenital gonorrhea in asymptomatic patients is generally the same as for symptomatic patients (ie, NAAT of first-catch urine for men and vaginal swab for women). Urethral Gram stain can also be used for men, although it is less sensitive in the absence of symptoms. Thus, if the Gram stain is negative in an asymptomatic man, NAAT should also be performed if gonorrhea is suspected due to risk factors. (See 'Men with urogenital symptoms' above and 'Women with urogenital symptoms' above.)

In addition, because of the significant prevalence of extragenital infections in MSM and the frequency of asymptomatic infections, routine screening for oropharyngeal and rectal gonorrhea is warranted in MSM [49]. Testing can be performed with NAAT on self-collected pharyngeal and rectal swabs. (See 'Performance on extragenital specimens' below.)

Diagnostic techniques include nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT), culture, antigen detection, and genetic probes; microscopy is not useful for the diagnosis of chlamydia. Because of superior sensitivity and specificity and wide availability, NAAT is the diagnostic technique of choice.

If NAAT methods are unavailable, antigen detection and genetic probe methods can be applied to endocervical or urethral swabs to diagnose chlamydia. In resource-limited settings, rapid tests for chlamydia may be used for diagnosis, if available. When no specific diagnostic tests are available, the presumptive diagnosis of chlamydia is made when symptoms and signs of the clinical syndromes associated with chlamydia are present in young or sexually active patients.

Nucleic acid amplification testing (test of choice) — Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) methodology consists of amplifying C. trachomatis DNA or RNA sequences using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), transcription-mediated amplification (TMA), or strand displacement amplification (SDA). These sensitive, specific tests have become the "gold standard" and are the preferred diagnostic method, if available [39,55].

Preferred specimens for testing — The preferred testing specimen varies by syndrome:

●Genitourinary infection or screening in females – Vaginal swab, which can be self-collected, is the specimen of choice. For females who are undergoing speculum exam (eg, for evaluation of symptomatic cervicitis or for routine Pap smear), NAAT can be performed on either endocervical (including cervical specimens collected into a liquid cytology medium for Pap screening) or vaginal swabs. A first-catch urine specimen is also acceptable in females but might detect up to 10 percent fewer infections when compared with vaginal and endocervical swab samples [55]. (See 'Test performance' below.)

●Genitourinary infection or screening in males – First-catch urine is the specimen of choice. NAAT can also be performed on a urethral swab.

●Rectal infection – NAAT can be performed on a rectal swab specimen [56]. Commercially available NAATs for C. trachomatis detect both lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) and non-LGV C. trachomatis but cannot distinguish between them. Additional molecular procedures (eg, PCR-based genotyping) can be used to differentiate LGV from non-LGV C. trachomatis, but these are not widely available [55]. Although serology is useful in the diagnosis of classic LGV, its performance in the setting of LGV proctitis is suboptimal, and it is not recommended. Clinicians who suspect LGV proctitis should seek expert advice from local public health authorities and infectious disease specialists on how to diagnose the condition effectively. Often, this is not possible, and empiric therapy is warranted. (See "Treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection", section on 'Proctitis and rectal infection'.)

●Conjunctivitis – NAAT can be performed on conjunctival swabs to diagnose chlamydial conjunctivitis [57].

●Pharyngitis – Chlamydial pharyngeal infection is thought to be uncommon and generally not a target for diagnostic testing.

Swabs should have a plastic or wire shaft and a rayon, dacron, or cytobrush tip, as other materials may be inhibitory to the organism [55].

First-catch urine submitted for NAAT should be collected from the initial stream (approximately the first 10 mL) without pre-cleansing of the genital areas. Ideally, the patient should not have voided in the two hours prior to specimen collection. The performance of these is not affected by the presence of purulent material or blood [58]. (See 'Test performance' below.)

If non-NAAT-based testing is used for diagnosis or if adequate follow-up cannot be insured, patients with signs and symptoms consistent with chlamydia should be treated empirically before diagnostic test results return. (See "Treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection", section on 'Indications for empiric therapy'.)

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You must go for annual chlamydia testing if you are sexually active with multiple partners and do not follow safe sex practices, such as using a condom every time. If you have had a previous chlamydia infection, you are at a higher risk of getting infected again according to healthcare experts.  

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Chlamydia is one of the sexually transmitted disease, transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact. The infection is caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. It is transmitted through vaginal, anal or oral sex. Sexually active young people get infected by Chlamydia easily when having unprotected sex or having sex with multiple partners. A woman having Chlamydia can pass it to her child at birth. Chlamydia cannot be transmitted through casual contact like sharing food or drinks, kissing, hugging, holding hands or sneezing.

Chlamydia can be differentiated into two types, based on the place in which the infection occurs. One is oral chlamydia. It is transmitted through oral sex and is very common in the United States. The other type is eye chlamydia. It is transmitted through the hand to the eye, from the spread of infection in the genital secretions. The main cause of eye chlamydia is touching your eyes without washing your hands, after having vaginal sex, or oral sex with the infected person. The infected person does not show any symptoms for several weeks until it spreads to other body parts.

Some of the symptoms in women are, abnormal vaginal discharge, swelling in the vagina, painful sex, vaginal bleeding during sex and abdominal or back pain. The symptoms in men are pain in the urethra, milky discharge from the penis and pain or swelling in the testicles. Other than these, both men and women may have common symptoms like bleeding while urinating, mucous discharge in the rectum, redness, or itching in the eye, sore throat, and fever. The most effective way to diagnose chlamydia is to, use a cotton swab to take the sample from the infected areas like cervix, urethra, and eye. Generally, chlamydia infection occurs in the cervix, throat or rectum areas in women, and, in men, the infection occurs in their urethra, throat, or rectum. If you suspect the possibility of chlamydia infection, then the right time to take the chlamydia test is at least within 1 to 5 days of exposure.

Chlamydia can be cured with antibiotic therapy. It is advised not to have sex for a minimum period of seven days, after the treatment. If chlamydia is left untreated, it may lead to severe complications, in both men, and women. Some of the complications in men are an infection in the urethra and inflammation in the rectum. In women, the complications are a pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and inflammation of the fallopian tubes. So it is better to prevent chlamydia infection by, using condoms, and limiting the number of sex partners. Learn more about it - https://www.dxsaver.com/chlamydia-test-cost-us/

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Symptoms of Chlamydia

A large percentage of people with chlamydia will not encounter any obvious symptoms – 50% of men and 70-80% of women.

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