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Still no evidence of new variant Chlamydia trachomatis in England and Wales.
Sexual health - 1 Mar 2011
Alexander Sarah, Coelho da Silva Filomeno, Alhadi Fathiya, Ison Catherine
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: New variant Chlamydia trachomatis (nvCT) remains an important public health concern and in 2008 four cases of nvCT were reported in Scotland. The present study set out to determine whether nvCT was present in England and Wales. METHODS: 1054 clinical specimens, which had been confirmed as chlamydia positive (using an nvCT unaffected platform) at nine different diagnostic laboratories throughout...
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