Chlamydia trachomatis urethritis

*Chlamydia trachomatis* urethritis is an infectious inflammation of the urethral mucosa caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium *Chlamydia trachomatis* (typically serovars D through K) Primarily transmitted through sexual contact, it affects the genitourinary tract of sexually active adolescents and adults, serving as a leading etiology of nongonococcal urethritis

*Chlamydia trachomatis* urethritis is an infectious inflammation of the urethral mucosa caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium *Chlamydia trachomatis* (typically serovars D through K)

Primarily transmitted through sexual contact, it affects the genitourinary tract of sexually active adolescents and adults, serving as a leading etiology of nongonococcal urethritis Clinically, infection may be asymptomatic or manifest with dysuria, urethral pruritus, and clear, mucoid, or mucopurulent urethral discharge

Primarily transmitted through sexual contact, it affects the genitourinary tract of sexually active adolescents and adults, serving as a leading etiology of nongonococcal urethritis

Pathophysiologically, bacterial invasion and replication within columnar or transitional epithelial cells trigger local neutrophil recruitment and mucosal inflammation

Pathophysiologically, bacterial invasion and replication within columnar or transitional epithelial cells trigger local neutrophil recruitment and mucosal inflammation

Clinically, infection may be asymptomatic or manifest with dysuria, urethral pruritus, and clear, mucoid, or mucopurulent urethral discharge