Article
Genotyping and prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among women in Belém, Pará, northern Brazil.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 28 Feb 2016
Brasiliense Danielle Murici, Borges Bárbara do Nascimento, Ferreira Wallax Augusto Silva
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases in women, and undetected cases of the disease are highly associated with long-term complications. Despite the high prevalence of infections in Brazil, very little is known about the distribution of C. trachomatis genovars. In this study, we determined the prevalence and genotypes of C. trachomatis in...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Brazil
- Child
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- Humans
- Lymphogranuloma Venereum
- Middle Aged
- Plasmids
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prevalence
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Young Adult