Prevalence trends in Sweden for the new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 683-689

  Klint, M ^a   Hadad, R ^b   Christerson, L ^a   Lore B ^c   Anagrius, C ^c   Osterlund A ^d   Larsson, I ^d   Sylvan, S ^e   Fredlund, H ^b   Unemo, M ^b   Herrmann, B ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Department of Clinical Microbiology ^*  (Sweden)

^d SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Smittskyddsenheten   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Epidemiology; Mutation; Plasmid; Sweden

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 79955413540     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03305.x     Document Type: Article

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