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Slow epidemic of lymphogranuloma venereum L2b strain.
- Source :
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Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2005 Nov; Vol. 11 (11), pp. 1787-8. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- We traced the Chlamydia trachomatis L2b variant in Amsterdam and San Francisco. All recent lymphogranuloma venereum cases in Amsterdam were caused by the L2b variant. This variant was also present in the 1980s in San Francisco. Thus, the current "outbreak" is most likely a slowly evolving epidemic.
- Subjects :
- Chlamydia trachomatis genetics
DNA, Bacterial analysis
Humans
Lymphogranuloma Venereum microbiology
Netherlands epidemiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction methods
San Francisco epidemiology
Serotyping
Time Factors
Chlamydia trachomatis classification
Disease Outbreaks
Lymphogranuloma Venereum epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6040
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16318741
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1111.050821