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Possible infection/reinfection

Hey there, so my partner and I recently went for std screening and we both tested positive for Chlamydia, (early stages)  Got recommended Azithromycin for 5 days. Now she couldn’t start even I started mine but I finished my dose and a day after (her own 3rd day) I fingered her and also tasted it alongside her. I just want to ask if I’d have to restart my medication again in case I got reinfected through that (I don’t know if it counts as an exposure) . Besides she’s going to be done with her treatment in a day and I don’t want to reinfect her in case I got it through that.
Basically

1. Could she have reinfected me?
2. Do I need to restart the antibiotics(I don’t want to overuse, in case of resistance)

I’d really appreciate an answer to this. Thank you
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Mutual masturbation (such as fingering) does not pose a risk for the transmission of chlamydia. There is no exposure here, thus no risk
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I get that, but factoring the fact that I put the finger in my mouth, does that change anything?
So first, azithromycin has to be 1000 mg taken at one time, once, to cure it. If your dose isn't that, it won't work.

Do you have enough in the pill pack to take 1000 mg at once?

Tasting your finger like that probably won't reinfect you, but you really, really need to avoid sexual contact for 7 days after you take the treatment, and after she takes it, whichever comes last.
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