
Impact of a genetic variant of Chlamydia trachomatis on national detection rates in Sweden
Author(s) -
Tomas Söderblom,
Anders Blaxhult,
Hans Fredlund,
Björn Herrmann
Publication year - 2006
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.11.49.03090-en
Subject(s) - chlamydia trachomatis , chlamydia , virology , chlamydiales , medicine , chlamydia trachomatis infection , chlamydiaceae , demography , immunology , sociology
In the Swedish county of Halland, it was recently reported that a proportion of sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis infections could not be detected using standard laboratory tests manufactured by Abbott and Roche