Chlamydia trachomatis serovars causing urogenital infections in women in Melbourne, Australia. purification/*pathogenicity

摘要

Studies on the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis serovars and genotypes could improve our understanding of C. trachomatis epidemiology and transmission. There have been few studies characterizing C. trachomatis detected in clinical specimens in Australia (4, 7). In one study of C. trachomatis among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Melbourne, Australia, it was reported that serovar D was predominant (54), followed by G and J (4). For comparison with the serovar distribution among MSM in Melbourne (4), we used ompl sequencing to determine the serovars of C. trachomatis consecutively detected in specimens from 56 women attending gynecological clinics in Melbourne (May to July and October to December 2003). This project was sanctioned by the Royal Women's Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee and the Victorian Department of Human Services Human Research Ethics Committee.