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Yes. A culture to detect bacteria in the urine does not check for chlamydia. The urine test for chlamydia is not a standard urinalysis or urine culture, but is a specific test to detect chlamydia's genetic material. Ask for the test specifically if you are concerned.
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How soon can chlamydia show up in urine?
Urine tests are effective for testing chlamydia, as long as the right test is ordered. A routine urinalysis or urine culture will not detect chlamydia. The specific chlamydia test needs to be ordered. There is a DNA amplification test that can be performed for chlamydia and gonorrhea on a urine sample. The urine, however, should not be a midstream sample - it should be the first urine that is urinated to get any of the bacteria that were growing in the urethra.
Is a urine test accurate to test for chlamydia?
A normal blood test will not detect the infection. To diagnose chlamydia, you need a urine test or swab of the vagina, urethra, rectum, throat, or eye. Blood tests can look for evidence of past infection with chlamydia, but these are of no use in determining current infection and aren't used to diagnose or treat disease.
Is chlamydia dirt?
Chlamydia is a bacteria, not dirt.
Why are chlamydia viruses?
Chlamydia is not a virus; it is a bacteria.
What physical characteristics can you find in urine if you have chlamydia?
You may get positive leukocytes on a urine dip, but a person can have chlamydia and have no changes in urine other than those detected by a specific chlamydia test.
Where can you find a picture of the chlamydia bacteria?
An image of the chlamydia bacteria can be found at the related link.
What is rationale of chlamydia trachomatis?
Chlamydia is a bacteria; it has no rationale.
What is chlamydia trachomatis considered to be?
Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacteria.
Is the Chlamydia in psittacosis same as the STD and could it show up in a vaginal culture?
Chlamydia psittaci is a different bacteria from the one that causes the STD known as chlamydia. That infection is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. The tests for chlamydia are built to avoid cross-reaction with Chlamydia psittaci.
Can chlamydia develop from your own bacteria?
Chlamydia is a bacterial infection, and it can infect the urethra (the tube inside the penis). Other bacteria in the penis do not cause chlamydia. It's spread by oral, anal, and vaginal sex; genital-genital contact; sharing sex toys; or birth to a woman with chlamydia.
Is chlamydia a double stranded DNA virus?
No, chlamydia is a bacteria.
Can dirt cause chlamydia?
Chlamydia is caused by bacteria, not by dirt.
