BACKGROUND The majority of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women are
asymptomatic, but may give rise to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and tubal infertility …

Chlamydia (C.) trachomatis female genital tract infections usually remain asymptomatic and
untreated. Therefore, an adequate immune response, rather than antibiotic treatment, is …

In the last decade, the microbiota, ie, combined populations of microorganisms living inside
and on the surface of the human body, has increasingly attracted attention of researchers in …

Mucocutaneous fungal infections are typically found in patients who have no known immune
defects. We describe a family in which four women who were affected by either recurrent …

Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for both trachoma and sexually transmitted infections,
causing substantial morbidity and economic cost globally. Despite this, our knowledge of its …

The natural course of asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women was studied
during one year in a cohort based nested case-control study. Healthy women (n= 744, from …

To determine whether certain Chlamydia trachomatis serovars are preferentially associated
with a symptomatic or an asymptomatic course of infection, C. trachomatis serovar …

STUDY QUESTION Is the presence or absence of certain vaginal bacteria associated with
failure or success to become pregnant after an in vitro fertilization (IVF) or IVF with …

Background. Recently, outbreaks of anorectal lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) have
occurred among men who have sex with men (MSM). This study identifies risk factors and …

Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 is an important pattern recognition receptor for Candida albicans,
playing a role in innate host defense. We investigated whether there is an association …