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Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes in school adolescents, Italy.
Infection - 1 Dec 2015
Stefanelli Paola, Sulis Giorgia, Renna Giovanna, Gargiulo Franco, Zanotti Paola, Capelli Michela, De Francesco Maria Antonia, Donato Francesco, Pecorelli Sergio, Matteelli Alberto
Abstract excerpt
Chlamydia trachomatis genogroups using ompA and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) were determined in consecutive isolates from school students aged 18 or older in the district of Brescia, Italy, 2012-2013. Among 40 samples, 4 ompA genovars and 18 STs were identified. Genovar E predominated (70 %) including five STs derived from ST59 (29 % of all isolates). This study, combining ompA and MLST typing of C....
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