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- 2018
First Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis 'Swedish' Variant (nvCT) in a Russian Couple with InfertilityDOI: 10.2174/1874285801812010343 Keywords: Chlamydia trachomatis, Novel Swedish strain, Co-infection, Extra-genital site, Infertility, Detection methods Abstract: Chronic asymptomatic chlamydial genital infection caused by the wild-type of Chlamydia trachomatis (wtCT) is the most common bacterial infection causing human infertility. The novel ‘Swedish’ variant of С.trachomatis (nvCT) which contains a 377 bp deletion in a region that is specifically targeted in some nucleic acid amplification tests may impede diagnosis
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