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Finnish new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis escaping detection in the Aptima Combo 2 assay also present in Örebro County, Sweden, May 2019
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsMagnus Unemomagnus.unemo regionorebrolan.se
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Citation style for this article: . Finnish new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis escaping detection in the Aptima Combo 2 assay also present in Örebro County, Sweden, May 2019. Euro Surveill. 2019;24(26):pii=1900370. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.26.1900370 Received: 13 Jun 2019; Accepted: 26 Jun 2019
Abstract
We identified the first two cases of the Finnish new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis (F-nvCT) beyond Finland in two clinical urogenital specimens in Örebro County, Sweden. These Aptima Combo 2 assay-negative specimens were Aptima Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) assay positive and had the characteristic C1515T mutation in the 23S rRNA gene. From 22 March to 31 May 2019, 1.3% (2/158) of the CT-positive cases in Örebro County were missed because of the F-nvCT. International awareness, investigations and actions are essential.
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