See also Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)

Fact sheets

Chlamydia web page

Chlamydia fact sheet (PDF 60KB)

Department of Health WA chlamydia website for the public

Public Health action

• Chlamydia: Guide to Testing and Clinical Management

• Guidelines for Managing Sexually Transmitted Infections. A Guide for Primary Health Care Providers

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic. Therapeutic Guidelines Limited: Melbourne

Notifiable disease data and reports

• Up-to-date Chlamydia notification data

• General infectious disease reports   

Additional sources of information

• Control of Communicable Diseases Manual

Case definition

Only confirmed cases should be notified.

Confirmed case

A confirmed case requires laboratory definitive evidence only.

Laboratory definitive evidence

1. Isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis
OR

2. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by nucleic acid testing
OR

3. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis antigen