High Prevalence of Co-Infections by Invasive and Non-Invasive Chlamydia trachomatis Genotypes during the Lymphogranuloma Venereum Outbreak in Spain

The evolution of Chlamydia trachomatis is mainly driven by recombination events. This fact can be fuelled by the coincidence in several European regions of the high prevalence of non-invasive urogenital genotypes and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) outbreaks. This scenario could modify the local epid...

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Main Authors: Rodriguez-Dominguez, Mario, Gonzalez-Alba, Jose Maria, Puerta, Teresa, Menendez, Blanca, Sanchez-Diaz, Ana Maria, Canton, Rafael, del Romero, Jorge, Galan, Juan Carlos
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4428631/