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GUTIERREZ, Daniela Lara  y  SANCHEZ MORA, Ruth Mélida. Alternative Treatments of Traditional Medicine for Chlamydia trachomatis , Causal Agent of an Asympomatic Infection. Nova [online]. 2018, vol.16, n.30, pp.65-74. ISSN 1794-2470.

Currently, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is one of the most frequent causes of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and reproductive morbidity in the world, including both developed and developing countries, with a report of around 92 million annual cases. CT is an obligate intracellular bacterium whose onset’s infection is asymptomatic, causes chronic infection, can generate persistent infection and complications such as ovarian cancer. CT infections are asymptomatic in 70% of women and 40% of men, which makes diagnosis difficult in the early stages of infection and timely treatment, which leads to an increase in infections in the population.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), treatment for TC includes the use of antibiotics such as tetracyclines, macrolides and fluoroquinolones. However, despite their high efficacy rate, infections are becoming more frequent. Recent reports have shown resistance on the part of elementary bodies and it has been determined that antibiotics decrease the beneficial vaginal lactobacillus population, causing greater complications in patients. Based on these findings, current research has focused on alternative therapies that reduce antichlamydial activity and that are freely accessible, generating the least possible harm to patients.

Palabras clave : Chlamydia trachomatis; asymptomatic; multiresistant; alternative therapy; antichlamydial.

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