Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes associated with pneumonia in Chilean infants.
We determined the serovar distribution and genetic variability of the omp1 gene of C. trachomatis in nasopharyngeal aspirates from consecutive infants with pneumonia. C. trachomatis was detected by PCR in 17/94 (18.1%) specimens. Serovar E (47.1%) was the most frequent, followed by serovars F (17.6%), Ja (17.6%), D (11.8%), and G (5.9%). Nucleotide sequence analysis showed polymorphism of Omp1.
Martinez
Maria A
MA
Programme of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile. mamartin@med.uchile.cl
Millan
Francisca
F
Gonzalez
Cecilia
C
D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D018272:Porins / Q000235:genetics; D011446:Prospective Studies
D018272:Porins; C071677:omp1 protein, Chlamydia trachomatis