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Characterisation of Chlamydia trachomatis by ompA sequencing and multilocus sequence typing in a Swedish county before and after identification of the new variant.
Sexually transmitted infections - 1 Feb 2010
Jurstrand Margaretha, Christerson Linus, Klint Markus, Fredlund Hans, Unemo Magnus, Herrmann Björn
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: In 2006 a new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis (nvCT), with a deletion in the cryptic plasmid, was reported in Sweden. This deletion included the targets for the genetic diagnostic systems used in many clinical laboratories and resulted in thousands of false-negative results. The aim of this study was to characterise consecutive Chlamydia tissue culture-positive samples from 2006 in Orebro County,...
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