Emergence and spread of Chlamydia trachomatis variant, Sweden.
A variant of Chlamydia trachomatis that had escaped detection by commonly used systems was discovered in Sweden in 2006. In a nationwide study, we found that it is now prevalent across Sweden, irrespective of the detection system used. Genetic analysis by multilocus sequence typing identified a predominant variant, suggesting recent emergence.
Herrmann
Björn
B
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. bjorn.herrmann@medsci.uu.se
Törner
Anna
A
Low
Nicola
N
Klint
Markus
M
Nilsson
Anders
A
Velicko
Inga
I
Söderblom
Thomas
T
Blaxhult
Anders
A