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. 1990 Jun;58(6):2021-3.
doi: 10.1128/iai.58.6.2021-2023.1990.

Variation in virulence among oculogenital serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis in experimental genital tract infection

J I Ito Jr  1 , J M Lyons, L P Airo-Brown
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Variation in virulence among oculogenital serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis in experimental genital tract infection

J I Ito Jr et al. Infect Immun. 1990 Jun.

Abstract

Seven different oculogenital serovars (D, E, F, G, H, I, and K) of Chlamydia trachomatis were inoculated intravaginally into CF-1 mice, and subsequent infection was monitored. The duration of infection was longest with serovars D and E. This may help to explain clinical surveys which demonstrate a high (50%) prevalence of these serovars. Furthermore, a comparison of the invasiveness of strains D and H demonstrated a much higher frequency of uterine horn infection with serovar D.

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