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We identified the first two cases of the Finnish new variant of (F-nvCT) beyond Finland in two clinical urogenital specimens in Örebro County, Sweden. These Aptima Combo 2 assay-negative specimens were Aptima (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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2019-06-27
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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
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Magnus+Unemo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Unemo Magnus</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marit+Hansen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hansen Marit</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ronza+Hadad&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hadad Ronza</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ylva+Lindroth&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lindroth Ylva</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Hans+Fredlund&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fredlund Hans</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mirja+Puolakkainen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Puolakkainen Mirja</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Martin+Sundqvist&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sundqvist Martin</a></span>. Finnish new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis escaping detection in the Aptima Combo 2 assay also present in Örebro County, Sweden, May 2019. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2019;24(26):pii=1900370. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.26.1900370" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.26.1900370</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 13 Jun 2019;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 26 Jun 2019 </span> </p>
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