Who should test for chlamydia? - mirror.co.uk

"It's estimated that at least one in 10 young people are infected with the sexually-transmitted infection chlamydia. Left untreated, the bacteria can cause ectopic pregnancies, chronic pelvic pain or even infertility.

Often there are no symptoms, so it's important to get tested if you think you've put yourself at risk of catching it."

Chlamydia cases leap among under-16-year-olds - Times Online

"More than 2,000 15-year-olds were infected with chlamydia last year after having under-age, unsafe sex, part of a rising incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among children.

Detection rates for chlamydia have increased more than 40-fold since 2003 when a national screening programme was introduced, new figures show.

A total of 2,020 teenagers screened positive for the infection while below the age of consent in 2008, compared with 1,176 cases the previous year and just 52 in 2003."

Chlamydia infection may play role in type of arthritis - USATODAY.com

"Chlamydia infection may play a role in a type of arthritis called undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy (uSpA), a new study finds.

This form of arthritis is a type of spondyloarthritis (SpA), a group of diseases that share clinical features such as inflammatory back pain and inflammation at sites where tendons attach to bones. Other SpAs include ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease-related arthritis and reactive arthritis (ReA), according to background information in the release."

Chlamydia Infection May Play Role in Type of Arthritis - Forbes.com

"Chlamydia infection may play a role in a type of arthritis called undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy (uSpA), a new study finds.

This form of arthritis is a type of spondyloarthritis (SpA), a group of diseases that share clinical features such as inflammatory back pain and inflammation at sites where tendons attach to bones. Other SpAs include ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease-related arthritis and reactive arthritis (ReA), according to background information in the release."

Chlamydia may play role in a type of arthritis

"Since Chlamydia trachomatis or Chlamydia pneumoniae (which are often asymptomatic) frequently cause ReA, a new study examined whether there was a connection between these two infections and uSpA. The study was published in the May issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism."