Evaluation of high-resolution typing methods for Chlamydia trachomatis in samples from heterosexual couples.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on June 08, 2011

Authors

Reinier J M Bom1, Linus Christerson, Maarten F Schim van der Loeff, Roel A Coutinho, Björn Herrmann, Sylvia M Bruisten

Author Affiliations

1: Public Health Laboratory, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 100, 1018 WT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. rbom@ggd.amsterdam.nl

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