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Infectious Diseases
Investigators at University of Chile release new data on infectious diseases
April 21st, 2009
According to recent research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, "We determined the serovar distribution and genetic variability of the omp1 gene of C. trachomatis in nasopharyngeal aspirates from consecutive infants with pneumonia. C. trachomatis was detected by PCR in 17/94 (18.1%) specimens." "Serovar E (47.1%) was the most frequent, followed by serovars F (17.6%), Ja (17.6%), D (11.8%), and G (5.9%)," wrote M.A. Martinez and colleagues, University of Chile. The researchers concluded: "Nucleotide sequence analysis showed polymorphism of Omp1." Martinez and colleagues published their study in...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-21)
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