Title
Treponema pallidum pallidum genotypes and macrolide resistance status in syphilitic lesions among patients at 2 sexually transmitted infection clinics in Lima, Peru
Date Issued
21 June 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
University of California Los Angeles
Hospital Alberto Leonardo Barton Thompson
Publisher(s)
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Abstract
We report the circulating genotypes and the frequency of macrolide-resistance patterns among Treponema pallidum pallidum DNA isolated from syphilitic lesions from patients who attended 2 sexual health clinics in Lima, Peru.We implemented and used amolecular typing scheme to describe local T. pallidum pallidum strains. Among 14 specimens, subtype 14d/f was the most prevalent strain in 7 fully typed T. pallidum DNA specimens obtained from men who have sex with men and transgender women presenting with chancre-like lesions. No macrolide-resistance mutations were found in T. pallidum DNA from 10 lesions.
Start page
465
End page
466
Volume
43
Issue
7
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84975815651
PubMed ID
Source
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
ISSN of the container
01485717
Sponsor(s)
This research was supported by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID: R01AI099727-01).
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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