title: Serovar distribution of urogenital C trachomatis isolates in Germany.
abstract: Using monoclonal antibodies in a microimmunofluorescence test the distribution of C trachomatis serovars isolated in the STD out-patient clinic of the Department of Dermatology of the University of Heidelberg was determined. Of 56 isolates investigated the most frequent was serovar E with 35.7%, followed by serovar D with 28.6% and serovar F with 26.8%. This shows that the distribution of C trachomatis in Germany is very similar to that in other Western countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Näher
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Petzoldt
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal