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Prevalence and circulant genotypes of Chlamydia trachomatis in university women from cities in the Brazilian Amazon.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2024
Dos Santos Leonardo Miranda, Vieira Maria Renata Mendonça Dos Santos, Vieira Rodrigo Covre, Silva Lídia Bolivar da Luz, de Macêdo Geraldo Mariano Moraes, Miranda Angélica Espinosa, Brasiliense Danielle Murici, E Guimarães Ricardo José de Paula Souza, Sousa Edivaldo Costa, Ferrari Stephen Francis, Pinheiro Helder Henrique Costa, Ishikawa Edna Aoba Yassui, de Sousa Maísa Silva
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BACKGROUND: Approximately 80% of infected women infected by Chlamydia trachomatis are asymptomatic, although this infection can lead to serious complications in the female reproductive tract. Few data on Chlamydia infection and genotypes are available in Amazonian communities. OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of and associated factors and to identify the genotypes of sexual C. trachomatis infection in...
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