WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2002: Re: Important Issues/? Regarding Chlamydia

Re: Important Issues/? Regarding Chlamydia - Need Answers Badly

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 Jan 2002 23:27:15 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Kayla wrote: >
>Hello,
>
>I pray someone takes a moment to answer these few questions I have. I've
>been looking through the archives all day with no luck as to some
>answers. Here's the situation...I've been married for 3 years (in the
>relationship about 6 yrs.) Never been unfaithful and he says the same
>with no hesitation. During my second pregnancy around 11-1-01 my
>chlamydia test came back negative. It was also negative during my first
>pregnancy. However, after the birth (12-3-01) at my 6wk appointment,
>that culture came back positive for chlamydia. So, according to this
>test I contracted chlamydia the day before my son was born since this
>was the only time I had sex between 11/1 & 12/3.
>
>My 1st question is if chlamydia is dormant does it produce a positive or
>a negative test result? So, if I had chlamydia and it was dormant, would
>it still produce a positive test result?

Kayla

If you have dormant chlamydia, I think the elisa test will be postive, but I am not sure about the culture.

>
>My 2nd question is what other antibiotics are effective against
>chlamydia because I was treated in the hospital during my labor for
>being positive for Group B Beta Strep and I was wondering if this would
>have taken care of a chlamydia infection?

Kayla Chlamydia is usually treated with doxycycline, gbbs with penicillin.

>
>My 3rd question is related to the previous in that if I was indeed
>infected with chlamydia during my labor wouldn't my son have been at
>risk as he came through the birth canal?

Kayla

Yes, primarily ocular but this is why we give the emycin eye drops. Also a small risk of pneumonia.

>
>Thank you for your time.

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

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*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
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health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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