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Genomic epidemiology of <i>Treponema pallidum</i> and circulation of strains with diminished <i>tprK</i> antigen variation capability in Seattle, 2021-2022
2023-05-14
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background</h4> Syphilis incidence continues to increase dramatically in the United States and yet little is known about Treponema pallidum (TP) genomic epidemiology within American metropolitan areas. <h4>Methods</h4> We performed whole genome sequencing and tprK deep sequencing of 28 TP-containing specimens collected mostly from remnant Aptima swabs from 24 individuals from Seattle Sexual Health Clinic...
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- Literature Corpus work
- f58bcc19-597e-5c00-b4ee-d9ea81d4af9f
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.05.12.540601
