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STDs (Expert Forum)
antigen positive after 6 months
Answered by
Edward W Hook, MD - HIV Prevention, stds
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antigen positive after 6 months
by scaredsos, Mar 11, 2008 01:00PM
though asymtpomatic, went to be diagnosed because one time encounter partner had chlamdyia. tested immediately and diagnosed with chlamydia infection 6 months ago. treated obsseive compulsively with doxycycline for 3 weeks, azithromycin 1x dose, then levofloxacin for 1 week. have not had sex since treatment. yet urethral swab antigen test 6 months later is positive. do I have a resistant strain? if still carried chlamydia for 6 months, am I likely to have epidydimitis thus infertility? should I restart doxycyline and levofloxacine treatment again or swith to different type since it did not work the first time?
Doctor's Answer
by Edward W Hook, MD, Mar 11, 2008 02:24PM
, Mar 11, 2008 02:24PM
To: scaredsos
The therapy you describe wold have certainly killed any chlamydial infection you might have had a number of times. Each of the antibiotics you took is effective for chlamydia. Antigen tests are subject to false positive test results. Providing you have not be re-exposed since your treatment (your partner was treated as well, correct?) , if you get a repeat test with a PCR-type test or culture I suspect it will be negative. Hope this helps. EWH
