Marrazzo Jeanne, Suchland Robert
Department of Medicine, University of Washington Box 359932, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 USA.
F1000Prime Rep. 2014 Dec 1;6:120. doi: 10.12703/P6-120. eCollection 2014.
Worldwide, Chlamydia trachomatis infections rank among the most common sexually transmitted infections (STI), and cause notable reproductive morbidity in women. Although advances in highly accurate and non-invasive diagnostic testing have allowed for better estimation of the burden of disease-especially the asymptomatic state-we still lack a true point-of-care test, and many infections go undetected and untreated. Moreover, limited resources and effort for managing sexual partners of those in whom infection is actually identified comprise a major challenge to control. Here, we review the current state of understanding of this common infection, and efforts to control it.
在全球范围内，沙眼衣原体感染是最常见的性传播感染之一，会导致女性出现明显的生殖系统疾病。尽管高精度非侵入性诊断检测技术的进步有助于更准确地评估疾病负担，尤其是无症状感染的情况，但我们仍缺乏真正的即时检测方法，许多感染未被发现和治疗。此外，在实际确诊感染的患者中，用于管理其性伴侣的资源和精力有限，这构成了控制该疾病的一大挑战。在此，我们综述了对这种常见感染的当前认识状况以及控制感染的相关努力。
