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Chlamydia
A shortened form of Chlamydia trachomatis, a bacterium that is the most common cause of sexually transmitted disease in women of reproductive age. Chlamydial infections can cause cervicitis, urinary tract infection, and salpingitis (infection of the fallopian tubes). This bacterium can be passed to infants at birth and can cause conjunctivitis and pneumonia.
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Date Last Modified: 08/26/2003 11:26