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Distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis ompA genovars and the new variant of C. trachomatis in the Göteborg area, Sweden.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 May 2010
Lagergård T, Hadad R, Tunbäck P, Lindholm L, Löwhagen G-B, Unemo M
Abstract excerpt
The aims of this study were to assess the proportion of the new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis (nvCT) and the distribution of ompA genovars among C. trachomatis-positive patients in the Göteborg area, Sweden. Consecutive urine samples positive for C. trachomatis using BD ProbeTec ET (177 patients, 88 men and 89 women) were collected. An nvCT-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was used to...
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