What is the difference between chlamydia and mycoplasma infections



Chlamydia and Mycoplasma infections are differentiated by the infectious agent and the system of infection.

1. Infectious agent: chlamydia infectious agent is chlamydia, mycoplasma infectious agent is mycoplasma. Therefore, it is different when doing the disease check, chlamydia check chlamydia antibody, while mycoplasma check mycoplasma genitalium and mycoplasma hominis.

2. Infection system: Mycoplasma can easily infect the urinary system, causing urinary system diseases, such as prostatitis, urethritis, etc.; Chlamydia not only invades the urinary system, but also may infect the eye, causing trachoma.

Although there are differences between the two, but in the treatment of the disease is similar, are mainly anti-inflammatory antibacterial, clinically the main use of macrolides and tetracycline antibiotics, such as levofloxacin, azithromycin.

Chlamydia or mycoplasma infection in time to the hospital for examination and treatment, these two infections may recur, it is recommended that couples with the same treatment, the use of drugs need to comply with medical advice.