Can you be a chlamydia carrier without having it?

By definition, a carrier of an infectious disease is someone who has the infection (carries the germ), but has no symptoms.

So, in order to carry chlamydia, you have to first be infected with it.

Most people with chlamydia have no symptoms. That's true for 80 to 90% of females and at least half of males. Most often, people get chlamydia from those who have no symptoms.

It is possible for a chlamydia carrier, or for someone with chlamydia who has symptoms, to get a false negative test result for chlamydia. This result doesn't mean they don't have it.