High-resolution typing reveals distinct Chlamydia trachomatis strains in an at-risk population in Nanjing, China

Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Aug;40(8):647-9. doi: 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000431355.73217.df.

Abstract

We investigated Chlamydia trachomatis strains from Nanjing, China, and whether these strains differed from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. C. trachomatis type was determined with multilocus sequence typing. Most strains were specific to Nanjing, but some clustered with strains from Amsterdam. This demonstrates a geographical variation in C. trachomatis previously left undetected.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • China / epidemiology
  • Chlamydia Infections / epidemiology*
  • Chlamydia Infections / prevention & control
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / genetics*
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Female
  • Genetic Variation
  • Heterosexuality*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing*
  • Netherlands / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Sentinel Surveillance
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial