Multilocus sequence typing of chlamydia trachomatis among men who have sex with men reveals cocirculating strains not associated with specific subpopulations

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 208, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 969-977

  Bom, Reinier J M ^a   Matser, Amy ^b,g   Bruisten, Sylvia M ^a,d   Van Rooijen, Martijn S ^a,b,c   Heijman, Titia ^b,c   Morré, Servaas A ^f,h   De Vries, Henry J C ^c,d,e   Schim Van Der Loeff, Maarten F ^b,d  

^a Public Health Laboratory   (United States)

^b Department of Research ^*  (United States)

^c Health Service Amsterdam   (United States)

^d Internal Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^h MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; cluster analysis; epidemiology; high resolution genotyping; HIV; lymphogranuloma venereum; men who have sex with men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIGH-RESOLUTION GENOTYPING; HIV; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COINFECTION; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84882928048     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit275     Document Type: Article

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