Chlamydia trachomatis Insights on genetics, molecular epidemiology, diagnostics and treatment, and host-pathogen interactions

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Front matter

Chapter 1: General introduction

Chapter 2: Does typing of Chlamydia trachomatis using housekeeping multilocus sequence typing reveal different sexual networks among heterosexuals and men who have sex with men?

Chapter 3: Global multilocus sequence type (MLST) analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis strains from 16 countries

Chapter 4: Genomic analyses of the Chlamydia trachomatis core genome show an association between chromosomal genome, plasmid type and disease

Chapter 5: Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis strain types, defined by high-resolution multilocus sequence typing, in relation to ethnicity and urogenital symptoms among a young screening population in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Chapter 6: High-resolution multilocus sequence typing reveals novel urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis strains in women in Mopani district, South Africa

Chapter 7: Monitoring therapy success of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women: A prospective observational cohort study

Chapter 8: Low prevalence of urethral lymphogranuloma venereum infections among homosexual men visiting the STI clinic in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Chapter 9: No indication for tissue tropism in urogenital and anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis infections using high-resolution multilocus sequence typing

Chapter 10: An organotypic reconstructed human urethra to study Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Chapter 11: General discussion

Appendix

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