Predominance of Chlamydia trachomatis serovars associated with urogenital infections in females in New Delhi, India

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2700-2702

  Singh, Vineeta ^a   Salhan, Sudha ^a   Das, B C ^b   Mittal, A ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0038180378     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2700-2702.2003     Document Type: Article

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