Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and evaluation of its genotypes among pregnant women in Tehran, Iran

Background and Objectives: Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen. Infection with C. trachomatis in pregnant women can result in maternal and fetal death, due to pelvic inflammatory disease. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate this infection in pregnant women and identify circulati...

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Main Authors: Abdoulreza Esteghamati, Shirin Sayyahfar, Khadijeh Khanaliha, Ahmad Tavakoli, Mehri Naghdalipour, Morteza Haghighi Hasanabad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/3721