Genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis in rectal and pharyngeal specimens: Identification of LGV genotypes in Finland

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 465-469

  Korhonen, Suvi ^a   Hiltunen Back, Eija ^b,c   Puolakkainen, Mirja ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FINLAND; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PHARYNX; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869211712     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050458     Document Type: Article

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