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. 2019 May;46(5):e50-e52.
doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000947.

Novel tp0548 Sequence-Type of Treponema pallidum Identified in Barcelona, Spain

Candela Fernández-Naval, Maider Arando, Mateu Espasa  1 , Andrés Antón, Laura Gimferrer, Maria Piñana, Miguel Fernández-Huerta  1 , Juan José González-López, Judit Serra-Pladevall, Tomàs Pumarola, Martí Vall-Mayans  2 , Juliana Esperalba  1
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Novel tp0548 Sequence-Type of Treponema pallidum Identified in Barcelona, Spain

Candela Fernández-Naval et al. Sex Transm Dis. 2019 May.

Abstract

A novel tp0548 sequence-type of Treponema pallidum has been identified in a genital ulcer sample collected from a patient diagnosed with primary syphilis at the Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona. Following the nomenclature used in the Enhanced Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Typing methodology, letter "z" has been assigned to the new sequence type.

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