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Chlamydia trachomatis Genotypes and the Swedish New Variant among Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis Strains in Finland
Joint Authors
Niemi, Suvi
Puolakkainen, Mirja
Hiltunen-Back, Eija
Source
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Our aims were to genotype Chlamydia trachomatis strains present in urogenital samples and to investigate the occurrence of the Swedish new variant of C.
trachomatis in Finland.
We genotyped 160 C.
trachomatis positive samples with ompA real-time PCR and analyzed 495 samples for the new variant.
The three most prevalent genotypes were E (40%), F (28%), and G (13%).
Only two specimens containing bacteria with the variant plasmid were detected.
It seems that in Finland the percentage of infections due to genotypes F and G has slightly increased during the last 20 years.
Genotypes E and G appear to be more common, and genotypes J/Ja and I/Ia appear to be less common in Europe than in the USA.
Although the genotype E was the most common genotype among C.
trachomatis strains, the new variant was rarely found in Finland.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Niemi, Suvi& Hiltunen-Back, Eija& Puolakkainen, Mirja. 2011. Chlamydia trachomatis Genotypes and the Swedish New Variant among Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis Strains in Finland. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Niemi, Suvi…[et al.]. Chlamydia trachomatis Genotypes and the Swedish New Variant among Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis Strains in Finland. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475044
American Medical Association (AMA)
Niemi, Suvi& Hiltunen-Back, Eija& Puolakkainen, Mirja. Chlamydia trachomatis Genotypes and the Swedish New Variant among Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis Strains in Finland. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475044
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475044