Volume 13, Number 9—September 2007
Letter
TaqMan Assay for Swedish Chlamydia trachomatis Variant
Table
Published studies and the current study on screening for the swCT variant*
| Location | Ct+, no. detected | swCT variant, no. detected | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam, the Netherlands | 75 | ND | (3) |
| Dublin, Ireland | 750 | ND | (4) |
| Oslo, Norway† | 47 | 2 | (5) |
| St. Petersburg, Russia | 152 | ND | This study |
| Heerlen, the Netherlands | 57 | ND | This study |
| Amsterdam, the Netherlands | 30 | ND | This study |
*swCT, Swedish Chlamydia trachomatis variant identified in Halland County, Sweden; Ct+, C. trachomatis DNA; ND, not detected.
†2 female patients: 1 originally from Sweden, 1 from Norway.


