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Identification of Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes in newborns with respiratory distress.
Anales de pediatria - 1 Jun 2023
González-Fernández Melissa D, Escarcega-Tame Marco A, López-Hurtado Marcela, Flores-Salazar Verónica R, Escobedo-Guerra Marcos R, Giono-Cerezo Silvia, Guerra-Infante Fernando M
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INTRODUCTION: One hundred thirty million Chlamydia trachomatis infections are reported worldwide each year. Nineteen serotypes of this pathogen can cause infection in pregnant women and neonates. The distribution of these genotypes in newborns with respiratory infections in Mexico is unknown. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We tested 1062 bronchial lavage samples from neonates with respiratory distress syndrome for...
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