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Infecção do trato genital por clamídia

Última revisão das evidências: 20 Mar 2026
Última atualização do tópico: 01 May 2025

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • assintomático
Detalhes completos

Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • corrimento cervical
  • colo uterino friável
  • abnormal vaginal bleeding
  • secreção peniana
  • corrimento vaginal
  • disúria
  • dor pélvica
  • febre/calafrios
  • náuseas/vômitos
  • dor escrotal
  • mialgias
  • dor abdominal
  • corrimento retal mucopurulento ou tenesmo
  • Dor nas articulações e edema
  • irritação ocular
  • erupções cutâneas
  • inflamação
Detalhes completos

Fatores de risco

  • idade abaixo de 25 anos, sexualmente ativo
  • múltiplos ou novos parceiros sexuais
  • atividade sexual com parceiro infectado
  • não utilização de preservativos
  • história de IST prévia
  • etnia
  • residência urbana e baixa condição socioeconômica
Detalhes completos

Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • teste de amplificação de ácido nucleico (NAAT)
Detalhes completos

Investigações a serem consideradas

  • imunofluorescência direta
  • ensaio imunoenzimático
  • testes de hibridização de ácido nucleico
  • cultura celular
Detalhes completos

Novos exames

  • testes rápidos e testes laboratoriais remotos

Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

confirmada ou suspeita

Colaboradores

Autores

Matthew M. Hamill, MBChB, PhD, FRCP

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore

MD

Declarações

MMH receives royalties for contributing to UpToDate on Lymphogranuloma venereum and for Clinical Care Options. He has an honorarium from Roche Diagnostics for panel STI & HIV 2021 World Congress (virtual) and was a member of the 2021 Roche group on future of POCT for STI. He has also received consulting fees from GSK for the HSV vaccine.

Agradecimentos

Dr Matthew M. Hamill would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Anne Rompalo and Dr Christopher K. Fairley, the previous contributors to this topic.

Declarações

AR and CKF declare that they have no competing interests.

Revisores

Kenneth Lin, MD

Assistant Editor

American Family Physician

Clinical Assistant Professor

GUSOM Medical Officer

US Preventive Services Task Force

Disclosures

KL declares that he has no competing interests.

Lars Jørgen Østergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc

Professor/Head

Department of Infectious Diseases

Aarhus University Hospital

Skejby Sygehus

Aarhus

Denmark

Disclosures

LJO has been funded by Pfizer to write a leaflet on Chlamydia infections.

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Key articles

Nwokolo NC, Dragovic B, Patel S, et al. 2015 UK national guideline for the management of infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. Int J STD AIDS. 2016 Mar;27(4):251-67.Full text  Abstract

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually transmitted infections surveillance, 2023. Nov 2024 [internet publication].Full text

Workowski KA, Bachmann LH, Chan PA, et al. Sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines, 2021. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2021 Jul 23;70(4):1-187.Full text  Abstract

US Preventive Services Task Force. Final recommendation statement. Chlamydia and gonorrhea: screening. Sept. 2021 [internet publication].Full text

Geisler WM, Uniyal A, Lee JY, et al. Azithromycin versus doxycycline for urogenital chlamydia trachomatis Infection. N Engl J Med. 2015 Dec 24;373(26):2512-21.Full text  Abstract

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Committee opinion no. 737: expedited partner therapy. Jun 2018 [internet publication].Full text

Reference articles

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  • Differentials

    • Linfogranuloma venéreo
    • Infecção por gonorreia
    • Vaginose bacteriana
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  • Guidelines

    • 2025 European guideline on the management of Chlamydia trachomatis infections
    • Reducing sexually transmitted infections
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  • Patient information

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