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A 25-year-old male asked:
Oral from girl who was pos for chlamydia treated just in case month later retest pos again on chlamy blood test nurse said high chance its false?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

Dr. Julan Craneanswered
Pediatrics 26 years experience
Tests chlamydia: blood test for chlamydia is not the usual test for sexual transmitted infection so perhaps that is what the nurse meant.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Chlamydia: A significant number of people infected with Chlamydia who are treated will become reinfected within 3 months.
255 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Last updated Oct 31, 2018
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