The 'Finnish new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis' escaping detection in the Aptima Combo 2 assay is widespread across Norway, June to August 2019Show others and affiliations
2019 (English)In: Eurosurveillance, ISSN 1025-496X, E-ISSN 1560-7917, Vol. 24, no 42, p. 2-6
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Abstract [en]
The 'Finnish new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis' (FI-nvCT), escaping detection in the Aptima Combo 2 assay (AC2), is widespread across Norway. From June to August 2019, 84% (81/97) of available AC2/Aptima CT discordant samples from five laboratories were confirmed as FI-nvCT. Two additional CT variants (CT 23S rRNA C1514T and G1523A) also escaped AC2 detection. The high FI-nvCT proportion might indicate a long-term national spread and it cannot be excluded that FI-nvCT emerged in Norway.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control , 2019. Vol. 24, no 42, p. 2-6
National Category
Infectious Medicine
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-77663DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.42.1900592ISI: 000490881800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85073722228OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-77663DiVA, id: diva2:1366687
2019-10-302019-10-302022-09-15Bibliographically approved