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LLORENTE MOLINA, Digna; MAURIZ GUERRA, María Elena  y  CEDENO LLORENTE, Susandra. Clinical significance of Chlamydias. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2013, vol.29, n.2, pp.214-225. ISSN 0864-2125.

Background: Chlamydia Infections have reached high incidence in the world. They are important pathogens for both animals and man. In humans, they can cause multiple infections in different organs and organ systems. Objective: to summarize the most novel aspects related to Chlamydias with regard to their characteristics and ways to avoid them. Methods: a bibliographic review on the clinical importance of Chlamydias and their high incidence in humans was conducted. The MEDLINE database available in INFOMED was consulted; from which bibliographic references were taken between the years 1995 and 2011 about some etiologic, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects in relation to the latest relevant notes appearing in the medical literature about Chlamydias and their relation with the man. Results: Chlamydia Trachomatis, in particular, the responsible for trachoma and the first cause of preventable blindness, causes a deleterious impact on reproductive health, leading to entities such as spontaneous abortions, premature rupture of membranes, intrauterine growth restriction, endometritis, conjunctivitis, and pneumonia in the newborn. It is also responsible for Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV), Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU), Reiter's syndrome, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome, Chronic Ectopic Pregnancy, Chronic Pelvic Pain, and most recently, Cervical Carcinoma, among others. Conclusions: on the basis of social and economic impact that the infections by Chlamydias have in the world and in our country, we could summarize the most recent aspects in relation to types, infections that they cause and their characteristics, diagnosis, therapy and general measures to avoid them or reduce their negative impact on society.

Palabras clave : Chlamydia; Reiter's syndrome; lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV); ectopic pregnancy; pelvic inflammatory disease; respiratory tract infections.

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