Serovar distributions of genital Chlamydia trachomatis in japanese women, and its correlation with clinical symptoms

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-35

  Takahashi, Keiichi ^a   Yoshida, Hiroshi ^b   Hagiwara, Toshikatu ^c   Sato, Kodo ^a  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Polymerase chain reaction; Serovar; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844311443     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02490064     Document Type: Article

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