A 28-year-old sexually active male presents with burning micturition. On clinical examination, there is no ulcer in the genitals. Urine examination shows 50 WBCs/HPF, no RBCs, leucocyte esterase positive, gonococcal culture negative. What could be the most probable causative organism
Correct Answer: Chlamydia trachomatis
Description: commonly known as chlamydia,is a bacterium that causes chlamydia, which can manifest in various ways, including: trachoma, lymphogranuloma venereum, nongonococcal urethritis, cervicitis, salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease. C. trachomatis is the most common infectious cause of blindness and the most common sexually transmitted bacterium.
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