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Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes and the Swedish new variant among urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis strains in Finland.
Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Jan 2011
Niemi Suvi, Hiltunen-Back Eija, Puolakkainen Mirja
Abstract excerpt
Our aims were to genotype Chlamydia trachomatis strains present in urogenital samples and to investigate the occurrence of the Swedish new variant of C. trachomatis in Finland. We genotyped 160 C. trachomatis positive samples with ompA real-time PCR and analyzed 495 samples for the new variant. The three most prevalent genotypes were E (40%), F (28%), and G (13%). Only two specimens containing bacteria with the...
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