Genotyping of Portuguese Chlamydia trachomatis urogenital isolates

Genitourinary Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 561-563

  Borrego, M J ^a,b   Gomes, J P ^a,b   Lefebvre, J F ^a   Eb, F ^a,b   Orfila, J ^a   Catry, M A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Genotypes; Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 79959945890     PISSN: 02664348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.73.6.561     Document Type: Article

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