O15 - Pathogenesis and prevention of Chlamydia trachomatis infections

Moderator(s)

• 

  William Geisler, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

  Professor
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• JH

  Jane Hocking, BAppSc, MPH, MHlthSc, PhD

  Head, Sexual Health Unit
  University of Melbourne
  Carlton Sth, Victoria, Australia

Presentations:

• 10:00 – 10:15 CST

  Chlamydia trachomatis and the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and fertility in women: final results of the Netherlands Chlamydia Cohort Study (NECCST)
  

  Primary Presenter: Zoïe W. Alexiou, MSc (she/her/hers) – National Institute For Public Health And The Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands. Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands. zoie.alexiou@rivm.nl
• 10:15 – 10:30 CST

  Oral inoculation of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) can lead to viable rectal CT infection
  

  Primary Presenter: Christine M. Khosropour, MPH, PhD – University of Washington
• 10:30 – 10:45 CST

  Do we understand rectal chlamydia infections in women? A study including different anatomical sites, quantification and viability of Chlamydia trachomatis in two Swedish STI-clinics
  

  Primary Presenter: Mimmi Wänn – Department of Clinical Microbiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
• 10:45 – 11:00 CST

  Characterising CD4+ T cell responses to Chlamydia trachomatis in highly exposed young South African women
  

  Primary Presenter: Rubina Bunjun, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
• 11:00 – 11:15 CST

  Evaluating Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae screening among asymptomatic pregnant women to prevent preterm birth and low birth weight in Gaborone, Botswana.
  

  Primary Presenter: Adriane Wynn, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego
• 11:15 – 11:30 CST

  Chlamydia trachomatis IgG seropositivity: who becomes and remains positive?
  

  Primary Presenter: Zoïe W. Alexiou, MSc (she/her/hers) – National Institute For Public Health And The Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands. Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands. zoie.alexiou@rivm.nl