Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection across the world. Chlamydia infection is asymptomatic in 50-88% of men and women, and 46% of infections resolve spontaneously after a year. In women, persistent chlamydia infection can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, tubal infertility, and in men, epididymitis and epididymo-orchitis. Chlamydia infection can strike at any age, although it is most frequent in those under the age of 25, with rates of diagnosis increasing in women aged 16 to 19 and men aged 20 to 24.
Azithromycin has been considered the first-line treatment for chlamydia infection for many years. Recent research...
