Chlamydia – Diagnosis and Management
Overview
This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements.
- Background
- Definition, risk factors, prevalence, complications, prognosis.
- Diagnosis
- When to suspect chlamydia.
- Management
- How to manage a person with chlamydia.
- An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
- An audit suggestion
- A list of useful links and resources for further reading
Goals
During this course you will learn:
- When to test for chlamydia.
- When to provide appropriate screening for chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections.
- About the need to arrange referral to a genito-urinary medicine (GUM) service where possible.
- How to manage the person in primary care if referral to GUM is declined or not possible.
- About notifying sexual partners.
- What advice and information to the person and their sexual partners.
Audit Suggestions
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Gynaecology
Sexual Health
Details
Date created
05/01/2022
Last revision
28/05/2026
Next revision
05/01/2027
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