Chlamydia in throat, though rare, can cause symptoms such as sore throat, mouth sores, and dental problems. Read on to learn more.

Compared with other extragenital STIs, the incidence and duration of pharyngeal chlamydia are low among men who have sex with men, according to a recent study.Researchers said the findings support ...

However, if a person suspects that they have pharyngeal chlamydia, a doctor may take a swab from the throat. Where to get tested A test can usually show if chlamydia is present 1–2 weeks after ...

Doctors may be failing to detect large numbers of gonorrhea and chlamydia infections in women if they don't test patients' throats and rectums for the sexually transmitted diseases, researchers at ...

Of the 434 tests conducted, 34 (7.8%) were positive — 18 for chlamydia (13 rectal, 2 pharyngeal, and 3 urethral) and 16 for gonorrhea (8 rectal, 5 pharyngeal, and 3 urethral).

However, given that the prevalence of pharyngeal infection is generally low, ranging from 0 to 2% in MSM and heterosexual women, [18,20,21,119,120] routine pharyngeal screening for chlamydia is ...

Linear Diagnostics, a spinout from University of Birmingham, U.K. has received funding to finesse a point-of-care test for rapid diagnosis of gonorrhoea and Chlamydia in men who have sex with men ...

Kent CK, Chaw JK, Wong W, et al. Prevalence of rectal, urethral, and pharyngeal chlamydia and gonorrhea detected in 2 clinical settings among men who have sex with men: San Francisco, California ...