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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Herrmann, Björn ; Törner, Anna ; Low, Nicola ; Klint, Markus ; Nilsson, Anders ; ... More +
Herrmann, Björn ; Törner, Anna ; Low, Nicola ; Klint, Markus ; Nilsson, Anders ; Velicko, Inga ; Söderblom, Thomas ; Blaxhult, Anders Less -
Description:
A variant of Chlamydia trachomatis that had escaped detection by commonly used systems was discovered in Sweden in 2006. In a nationwide study, we found that it is now prevalent across Sweden, irrespective of the detection system used. Genetic analysis by multilocus sequence typing identified a predominant variant, suggesting recent emergence.
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Chlamydia Infections
Chlamydia Trachomatis
Diagnostics
Dispatch
DNA, Bacterial
Epidemiology
Genetic Variant
Genetic Variation
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques
PCR
Population Surveillance
Surveillance
Sweden

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 14(9):1462-1465
Pubmed ID:
18760021
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC2603114
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:765b5173ddaad378040ad9a309e46051b5f397b74d9987eee48bcddac52601a8
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