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Is it possible to get the chlamydia bacteria not from a sex partner but something else?
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Nope: Genital chlamydial infection is only acquired by sex with an infected partner. The apparent exceptions are explained by things like distant past infection that has recurred; a partner with a false negative test; and so on.
Answered 3/7/2016
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