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Chlamydia trachomatis isolated from cervicovaginal samples in Sapporo, Japan, reveals the circulation of genetically diverse strains.
BMC infectious diseases - 16 Jan 2020
Thapa Jeewan, Watanabe Takanori, Isoba Mana, Okubo Torahiko, Abe Kiyotake, Minami Kunihiro, Yamaguchi Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to understand the molecular epidemiology of circulating Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) strains in Sapporo, Japan. METHODS: A total of 713 endocervical samples collected from April 2016 to March 2019 were screened for Ct. The obtained Ct positive samples were analyzed by ompA genotyping and multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA). RESULTS: Eighty-three (11.6%) samples were positive for...
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