Chlamydia – Diagnosis and Management

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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.


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Topics covered

Gynaecology Sexual Health

Date created

05/01/2022

Last revision

28/02/2025

Next revision

05/01/2027

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