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High Frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis Mixed Infections Detected by Microarray Assay in South American Samples.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Gallo Vaulet Lucía, Entrocassi Carolina, Portu Ana I, Castro Erica, Di Bartolomeo Susana, Ruettger Anke, Sachse Konrad, Rodriguez Fermepin Marcelo
Abstract excerpt
Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide. Based on sequence variation in the ompA gene encoding the major outer membrane protein, the genotyping scheme distinguishes 17 recognized genotypes, i.e. A, B, Ba, C, D, Da, E, F, G, H, I, Ia, J, K, L1, L2, and L3. Genotyping is an important tool for epidemiological tracking of C. trachomatis infections, including the...
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