Objective To investigate molecular epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among
patients recruited from different clinic settings in Shenzhen, China. Methods A total of 2534 …

The magnitude of interest in the epidemiology of transmissible human diseases is reflected
in the vast number of tools and methods developed recently with the expressed purpose to …

Trachoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness. Commercial assays do not
discriminate among all Chlamydiaceae species that might be involved in trachoma. We …

Urine testing is a powerful clinical diagnostic tool. The noninvasive collection of samples
and wide range of diagnostic targets found in urine makes urinalysis well suited for point-of …

Mycoplasmas comprise a conglomerate of pathogens and commensals occurring in humans
and animals. The genus Mycoplasma alone contains more than 120 species at present, and …

To screen isolates and to identify mecA alleles, published mecA sequences were analyzed,
and a microarray for the rapid discrimination of mecA alleles was designed. A GenBank …

Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) has become a useful tool for studying the genetic
diversity of important public health pathogens, such as Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct). Four …

Abstract Introduction: Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection is one of the most prevalent
sexually transmitted diseases in women, and undetected cases of the disease are highly …

Precise genotyping is necessary to understand epidemiology and clinical manifestations of
Chlamydia trachomatis infection with different genotypes. Next-generation high-throughput …

Salmonellosis caused by Salmonella (S.) belongs to the most prevalent food-borne zoonotic
diseases throughout the world. Therefore, serotype identification for all culture-confirmed …