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Evidence for long-term cervical persistence of Chlamydia trachomatis by omp1 genotyping.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2000
Dean D, Suchland R J, Stamm W E
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis infections are common among sexually active women. Although recurrences with a new chlamydial serovar indicate reinfection, same-serovar recurrences may be due to persistence. Because persistence has important implications for pathogenesis and patient management, we identified 552 women with >3 recurrences over 2 years. Among these, 130 women (24%) had same-serovar recurrences; 58...
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