Serovar distribution of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis strains in The Netherlands.
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Vol. 64 (3) , 159-161
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.64.3.159
Abstract
The distribution of serovars in 208 Chlamydia trachomatis strains of urogenital origin isolated from 185 patients attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, was assessed. Typing by monoclonal antisera using a dot enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed that the most common serovars were E (found in 45 strains), F (39), D (34), and K (28). Other serovars detected were H (21), G,I,I'', J (two to 12), and B (one strain). Mixed infection with two serovars was detected in two patients. These results indicate that most genital infections with C. trachomatis result from a small number of serovars, and that those serovars are similar in The Netherlands and Seattle, USA.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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