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Published in: Infection 6/2015

01-12-2015 | Brief Report

Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes in school adolescents, Italy

Authors: Paola Stefanelli, Giorgia Sulis, Giovanna Renna, Franco Gargiulo, Paola Zanotti, Michela Capelli, Maria Antonia De Francesco, Francesco Donato, Sergio Pecorelli, Alberto Matteelli

Published in: Infection | Issue 6/2015

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Abstract

Chlamydia trachomatis genogroups using ompA and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) were determined in consecutive isolates from school students aged 18 or older in the district of Brescia, Italy, 2012–2013. Among 40 samples, 4 ompA genovars and 18 STs were identified. Genovar E predominated (70 %) including five STs derived from ST59 (29 % of all isolates). This study, combining ompA and MLST typing of C. trachomatis school teenagers, suggests limited mixing and sexual interchange in this population.
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Metadata
Title
Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes in school adolescents, Italy
Authors
Paola Stefanelli
Giorgia Sulis
Giovanna Renna
Franco Gargiulo
Paola Zanotti
Michela Capelli
Maria Antonia De Francesco
Francesco Donato
Sergio Pecorelli
Alberto Matteelli
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Infection / Issue 6/2015
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-015-0787-5

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