Incidence of Chlamydia trachomatis detected by PCR in women's endocervical samples in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

ABSTRACT Introduction: Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the major causative agents of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in men and women, but the greatest impact of infection occurs in the reproductive system of women, causing, among other problems, infertility. Objective: To estimate the inci...

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Main Authors: Rafael L. Miguel, Luiz Claudio Miletti, Bruna Fernanda da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442020000100415&lng=en&tlng=en