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ArticlePloS one2015

High Prevalence of Co-Infections by Invasive and Non-Invasive Chlamydia trachomatis Genotypes during the Lymphogranuloma Venereum Outbreak in Spain.

Mario Rodriguez-Dominguez, Jose Maria Gonzalez-Alba, Teresa Puerta, Blanca Menendez, Ana Maria Sanchez-Diaz, Rafael Canton, Jorge del Romero, Juan Carlos Galan

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Mario Rodriguez-DominguezServicio de Microbiología Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain; Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa (REIPI), Madrid, Spain.
Jose Maria Gonzalez-AlbaServicio de Microbiología Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain; CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.
Teresa PuertaCentro Sanitario Sandoval, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Blanca MenendezInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Laboratorio de Microbiología, Centro Sandoval, Madrid, Spain.
Ana Maria Sanchez-DiazServicio de Microbiología Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.
Rafael CantonServicio de Microbiología Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain; Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa (REIPI), Madrid, Spain.
Jorge del RomeroCentro Sanitario Sandoval, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Juan Carlos GalanServicio de Microbiología Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain; CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Resistencia a Antibióticos y Virulencia Bacteriana (RYC-CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos · ESInstituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria · ESCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública · ESConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · ESHospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The evolution of Chlamydia trachomatis is mainly driven by recombination events. This fact can be fuelled by the coincidence in several European regions of the high prevalence of non-invasive urogenital genotypes and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) outbreaks. This scenario could modify the local epidemiology and favor the selection of new C. trachomatis variants. Quantifying the prevalence of co-infection could help to predict the potential risk in the selection of new variants with unpredictable results in pathogenesis or transmissibility. In the 2009-2013 period, 287 clinical samples with demonstrated presence of C. trachomatis were selected. They were divided in two groups. The first group was constituted by 137 samples with C. trachomatis of the LGV genotypes, and the second by the remaining 150 samples in which the presence of LGV genotypes was previously excluded. They were analyzed to detect the simultaneous presence of non-LGV genotypes based on pmpH and ompA genes. In the first group, co-infections were detected in 10.9% of the cases whereas in the second group the prevalence was 14.6%, which is the highest percentage ever described among European countries. Moreover, bioinformatic analyses suggested the presence among men who have sex with men of a pmpH-recombinant variant, similar to strains described in Seattle in 2002. This variant was the result of genetic exchange between genotypes belonging to LGV and members of G-genotype. Sequencing of other genes, phylogenetically related to pathotype, confirmed that the putative recombinant found in Madrid could have a common origin with the strains described in Seattle. Countries with a high prevalence of co-infections and high migration flows should enhance surveillance programs in at least their vulnerable population.

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Bacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsChlamydia trachomatisCoinfectionDisease OutbreaksFemaleGenome, BacterialGenotypeHomosexuality, MaleHumansLymphogranuloma VenereumMaleMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyPrevalenceSpainBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsOMPA outer membrane proteinsPmpH protein, Chlamydia trachomatis

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PMID25965545
PMCPMC4428631
OpenAlexW1565722011

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