Therapeutic targets
- Elimination of the pathogens (serotypes L1-L3 of the bacterial species Chlamydia trachomatis).
- Avoidance of complications
Therapy recommendations
- Antibiosis (antibiotic therapy; first-line agents in the primary and secondary stages of the disease: doxycycline; azithromycin; in pregnancy: erythromycin).
- Duration of therapy
- Primary and in the secondary stage: at least 3 weeks.
- Tertiary stage: case-adapted antibiotic treatment for months.
