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Culture-Independent Genotyping Revealed 3 Strain Clusters in a Potential Neisseria gonorrhoeae Outbreak in Young Heterosexuals (<25 Years), the Netherlands, October 2017 to March 2019.
Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 Aug 2021
van der Veer Brian M J W, Wolffs Petra F G, Hoebe Christian J P A, Wijers Juliën N A P, van Liere Gènevieve A F S, Werner Marita I L S, Verhaegh Amanja, Dukers-Muijrers Nicole H T M, van Alphen Lieke B
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BACKGROUND: Investigation was undertaken to determine the genetic relatedness of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) isolates of young (<25 years) heterosexuals of a potential outbreak from October 2017 to March 2019 in South-Limburg, the Netherlands. METHODS: Data and residual sample material of routine diagnostics were retrieved for outbreak cases (78/81), young heterosexuals at baseline (January 2016 to September 2017,...
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