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Can Chlamydia Re-occur?
Question: Hi, i would like to know if it is possible to catch Chalmydia and that the symptoms just appear a couple of months, even a year after ? Once you test positive to Chlamydia and treat it with antibiotics, is it possible that is comes back a year later without any new infection ?
Brief Answer:
It is possible to have longer window periods.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for asking HCM.
I have gone through your query. It is possible for chlamydia to have longer window periods like 6 months or longer. If it is treated properly with antibiotic then it won't come back with out a second exposure. Usual antibiotic given are azithromycin or doxycycline. Again test should be done after 3 month to know whether infection is cleared. It can come back if not responded to antibiotic properly.
Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
It is possible to have longer window periods.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for asking HCM.
I have gone through your query. It is possible for chlamydia to have longer window periods like 6 months or longer. If it is treated properly with antibiotic then it won't come back with out a second exposure. Usual antibiotic given are azithromycin or doxycycline. Again test should be done after 3 month to know whether infection is cleared. It can come back if not responded to antibiotic properly.
Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks you for your answer doctor. I was diagnosted with chlamedia a year ago after 6 months beeing in a closed relationship with the same person. I haven't finish the full antibiotic 7 days threatement that was givien to me at the time. Now the symptoms came back a couple of days ago. Is all this possible ? Is it possible that the virus stayed in me for that long ?
Brief Answer:
Can be possible.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.
Thank you for your follow up query.
It is possible to get a second attack of infection as you haven't complete the course of antibiotic. The causative bacteria can persist also. You and your partner both should be tested and treated for it again.
Let me know if anything not clear. I am happy to help you.
Thanks.
Can be possible.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.
Thank you for your follow up query.
It is possible to get a second attack of infection as you haven't complete the course of antibiotic. The causative bacteria can persist also. You and your partner both should be tested and treated for it again.
Let me know if anything not clear. I am happy to help you.
Thanks.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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