Investigation to determine if newly-discovered variant of Chlamydia trachomatis is present in Ireland

Y Lynagh; A. Walsh; B Crowley

doi:10.2807/esw.12.05.03129-en

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Investigation to determine if newly-discovered variant of Chlamydia trachomatis is present in Ireland
Y Lynagh , A. Walsh , B Crowley
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Citation style for this article: Lynagh Y, Walsh A., Crowley B. Investigation to determine if newly-discovered variant of Chlamydia trachomatis is present in Ireland. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(5):pii=3129. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.05.03129-en

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A new variant strain of Chlamydia trachomatis has recently been detected in, Sweden. This new variant contains a 377 base pair (bp) deletion in the region targeted by both Roche and Abbott assays for the detection of C. trachomatis.