Molecular Typing of <i>Treponema pallidum</i> in South Africa: Cross-Sectional Studies

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Allan Pillay · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Hsi Liu · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sumayyah Ebrahim

C. Y. Chen · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

W C Lai · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Glenda Fehler · South African Institute for Medical Research

Ronald C. Ballard · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

We evaluated a molecular subtyping system for Treponema pallidum for its ability to differentiate between strains obtained from male patients with primary syphilis in South Africa. Of 201 T. pallidum-positive specimens, 161 were typeable, revealing 35 subtypes. The unique subtypes identified in Durban, Cape Town, and Carletonville and the total number of subtypes suggested that the strain population was very diverse and varied geographically.

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Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Reproductive tract infections research Virology and Viral Diseases

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Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volume 40, Issue 1, pp. 256-258

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.1.256-258.2002

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Molecular Typing of <i>Treponema pallidum</i> in South Africa: Cross-Sectional Studies

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