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EXPERT OPINION ON PHARMACOTHERAPY
Volume 6, Issue 13, Pages 2281-2290Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.6.13.2281
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antibiotics; antimicrobial agents; cervicitis; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Chlamydia trachomatis; intracellular bacteria; respiratory tract infection; trachoma; urethritis
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Chlamydia trachomatis ocular and urogenital infections represent major public health problems, whereas Chlamydophila pneumoniae is a common aetiological agent of community-acquired pneumonia. The obligate intracellular lifestyle of these established pathogens poses challenges to both their diagnosis and treatment. Tetracyclines, macrolides and quinolones remain the antimicrobials of choice for the treatment of infections due to Chlamydiaceae .
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