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Macrolide resistance testing and molecular subtyping of Treponema pallidum strains from southern Africa.
Sexually transmitted infections - 1 Oct 2012
Müller Etienne E, Paz-Bailey Gabriela, Lewis David A
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OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the 23S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) A2058G and A2059G mutations that confer macrolide resistance are present among southern African strains of Treponema pallidum and to determine their subtype distribution. METHODS: 117 genital ulcer specimens, collected between March 2005 and April 2010 in South Africa and Lesotho and previously determined to be positive for T pallidum DNA by molecular...
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