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Investigating the epidemiology of repeat Chlamydia trachomatis detection after treatment by using C. trachomatis OmpA genotyping.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2015
Kapil Richa, Press Christen G, Hwang M Lisa, Brown LaDraka, Geisler William M
Abstract excerpt
Repeat Chlamydia trachomatis detection frequently occurs within months after C. trachomatis infection treatment. The origins of such infection (persistence versus reinfection from untreated or new partners) are varied and difficult to determine. C. trachomatis strains can be differentiated by sequencing the ompA gene encoding the outer membrane protein A (OmpA). We used OmpA genotyping to investigate the...
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