Genotyping of the prevalent Chlamydia trachomatis strains involved in cervical infections in women in Ahvaz, Iran

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1023-1028

  Beni, Behrouz Taheri ^a   Motamedi, Hossein ^a   Ardakani, Mohammad Roayaei ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; DYSURIA; FEMALE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENITAL INFECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRAN; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OMP1 GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPOTTING; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IRAN; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956543574     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.016717-0     Document Type: Article

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