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Distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis genovars among youths and adults in Brazil.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Apr 2011
Machado Ana C S, Bandea Claudiu I, Alves Maria F C, Joseph Kahaliah, Igietseme Joseph, Miranda Angélica E, Guimarães Eleuse M B, Turchi Marília D, Black Carolyn M
Abstract excerpt
Despite a high prevalence of sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis infections in Brazil and other countries in South America, very little is known about the distribution of C. trachomatis genovars. In this study, we genotyped C. trachomatis strains from urine or endocervical specimens collected from 163 C. trachomatis-positive female and male youths, and female adults, residing in two different regions of...
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