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Genotype-Specific Concordance of Chlamydia trachomatis Genital Infection Within Heterosexual Partnerships.
Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 Dec 2016
Schillinger Julia A, Katz Barry P, Markowitz Lauri E, Braslins Phillip G, Shrier Lydia A, Madico Guillermo, Van Der Pol Barbara, Orr Donald P, Rice Peter A, Batteiger Byron E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sexual transmission rates of Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) cannot be measured directly; however, the study of concordance of Ct infection in sexual partnerships (dyads) can help to illuminate factors influencing Ct transmission. METHODS: Heterosexual men and women with Ct infection and their sex partners were enrolled and partner-specific coital and behavioral data collected for the prior 30 days....
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