Chlamydia trachomatis serotype A infections in the Amazon region of Brazil: prevalence, entry and dissemination
INTRODUCTION: Chlamydia infection is associated with debilitating human diseases including trachoma, pneumonia, coronary heart disease and urogenital diseases.Serotypes of C.trachomatis show a fair correlation with the group of diseases they cause, and their distribution follows a well-described geographic pattern.Serotype A, a trachoma-associated