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Evidence of zoonotic Chlamydophila psittaci transmission in a population at risk in Zulia state, Venezuela.
Revista de salud publica (Bogota, Colombia) - 1 Jan 2000
Arraiz Nailet, Bermudez Valmore, Urdaneta Baldimiro, Mujica Endrina, Sanchez María P, Mejía Richard, Prieto Carem, Escalona Carolina, Mujica Andrea
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OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed at investigating the frequency of infection by Cp. psittaci and determining its genotype in individuals at potential risk of exposure to the bacteria. METHODOLOGY: The study involved 170 individuals: a risk group (n= 96) and a low-risk control group (n=74). Cp. psittaci was detected and genotyped by single-tube nested PCR and ompA gene sequencing. RESULTS: Eight (8.3 %) positive...
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