Can chlamydia be stopped?

Sci Am. 2005 May;292(5):72-9. doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0505-72.

Abstract

Chlamydia is a rampant sexually transmitted disease, the world's leading cause of preventable blindness and a possible contributor to heart disease. Recent discoveries are suggesting new ways to curtail its spread

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Apoptosis
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Blindness / microbiology
  • Chlamydia Infections / complications
  • Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis
  • Chlamydia Infections / prevention & control*
  • Chlamydia Infections / transmission
  • Female
  • Genital Diseases, Female / microbiology
  • Genital Diseases, Male / microbiology
  • Heart Diseases / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / microbiology
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Vaccines