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Transcontinental Dissemination of the L2b/D-Da Recombinant Chlamydia trachomatis Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) Strain: Need of Broad Multi-Country Molecular Surveillance

Publication . Borges, Vítor; Isidro, Joana; Correia, Cristina; Cordeiro, Dora; Vieira, Luís; Lodhia, Zohra; Fernandes, Cândida; Rodrigues, Ana Maria; Azevedo, Jacinta; Alves, João; Roxo, João; Rocha, Miguel; Côrte-Real, Rita; Toscano, Cristina; Pessanha, Maria Ana; Nissan, Israel; Pilo, Shlomo; Rorman, Efrat; Dveyrin, Zeev; Paitan, Yossi; Paran, Haim; Wagner-Kolasko, Gal; Beirnes, Jennifer; Gibbons, Suzanne; Severini, Alberto; Borrego, Maria José; Gomes, João Paulo

Previously, we identified a Chlamydia trachomatis lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) recombinant strain possessing a non-LGV ompA genotype. Here, culture-independent genome sequencing confirms its circulation in Europe, Middle East, and North America, and unveils emergence of antibiotic resistance. Broad surveillance is needed.

2021-01-29Journal article

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