Undiagnosed Chlamydia

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Failure to diagnose Chlamydia

No early symptoms: This condition may have no early symptoms, and thus fail to be diagnosed in its early stages.

Undiagnosed prevalence of Chlamydia:

estimated 3.4 million cases (based in NIAID/CDC estimates with only about 600,000 to 800,000 reported from 4 million cases)

Undiagnosed prevalence rate:

approx 1 in 80 or 1.25% or 3.4 million people in USA [about data]

Medical news about undiagnosed Chlamydia:

The following medical news items are relevant to nondiagnosis of Chlamydia:

Undiagnosed Complications of Chlamydia

As part of Chlamydia diagnosis, consider whether any of these Chlamydia complications may have been overlooked:

Pelvic inflammatory disease - about 20-40% of untreated chlamydia cases get PID.
Scarring of the fallopian tubes (see Fallopian tube symptoms)
Ectopic pregnancy
More complications »

Undiagnosed Diseases

Read our premium medical health articles on topics related to undiagnosed conditions in general, not necessarily specific to Chlamydia:

About undiagnosed conditions:

One possible misdiagnosis is the failure to correctly diagnose Chlamydia leading to a person remaining with undiagnosed Chlamydia. Any condition can potentially be missed and stay undiagnosed. For a general overview of diseases that are often undiagnosed, see Failure to Diagnose or Under-Diagnosed Diseases.

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