Article
Molecular epidemiology and genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a cohort of young asymptomatic sexually active women (18-25 years) in Milan, Italy.
Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene - 1 Sept 2016
Bianchi S, Frati E R, Canuti M, Colzani D, Fasoli E, Amendola A, Tanzi E
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) is the most common bacterial cause of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and is associated with severe long-term sequelae in female populations. In Italy Ct infections are not submitted to a screening programme, and its epidemiological profile is understudied. Even scarcer information is available about the genetic diversity on ompA gene, whose sequence defines 18...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
