Distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis genovars among youths and adults in Brazil

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 472-476

  Machado, Ana C S ^a   Bandea, Claudiu I ^b   Alves, Maria F C ^a   Joseph, Kahaliah ^b   Igietseme, Joseph ^b   Miranda, Angélica E ^c   Guimarães, Eleuse M B ^a   Turchi, Marília D ^a   Black, Carolyn M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAZIL; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIAL URETHRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OMPA GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BRAZIL; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; PREVALENCE; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953014372     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.026476-0     Document Type: Article

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