The nurse is providing care for a patient recently diagnosed with Chlamydia. Which information would the nurse recommend be included in patient teaching? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Chlamydia is characterized by the development of chancres."
b. "Chlamydia can be transmitted sexually and by blood and body fluid contact."
c. "Women with Chlamydia may complain of a sore throat."
d. "Ophthalmia neonatorum is seen in infants born to women with Chlamydia."
e. "The Chlamydia virus can lie dormant in the nervous system tissues and reactivate when an individual is under stress or has a compromised immune system."
f. "The risk of ectopic pregnancy is increased in women with a history of Chlamydia."
ANS: B, F
Chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States. It can be transmitted sexually and by blood and body fluid contact. Chlamydia is a frequent cause of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility, and it increases the risk of ectopic pregnancy. Women who have gonorrhea may have either no noticeable symptoms or have a sore throat. Newborns born to mothers who have gonorrhea can develop ophthalmia neonatorum. Herpes viruses have an affinity for tissues of the skin and nervous system and can lie dormant in nervous system tissues and then reactivate periodically when the body undergoes stress, fever, or immune system compromise.
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