Chlamydia – Market Outlook, Epidemiology, Competitive Landscape, and Market Forecast Report – 2023 To 2033

Chlamydial infection, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis (Ct)), is the most common bacterial STI and results in most serious infections, including Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy, and infertility in women. Occurring most commonly among young sexually active adults, C. trachomatis causes cervicitis in women, urethritis in men, and extra-genital infections, including rectal and oropharyngeal infections. Asymptomatic infections are common in both men and women. Untreated chlamydial infection may cause severe complications in the upper reproductive tract, primarily in young women, including ectopic pregnancy, salpingitis, and infertility. Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), caused by a more invasive serovar of C. trachomatis, is increasingly prevalent among men who have sex with men. Maternal infection is associated with severe adverse outcomes in neonates, such as preterm birth, low birth weight, conjunctivitis, nasopharyngeal infection and pneumonia....