Molecular typing of Treponema pallidum: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Main Authors: Rui-Rui Peng (Author), Alberta L Wang (Author), Jing Li (Author), Joseph D Tucker (Author), Yue-Ping Yin (Author), Xiang-Sheng Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Syphilis is resurgent in many regions of the world. Molecular typing is a robust tool for investigating strain diversity and epidemiology. This study aimed to review original research on molecular typing of Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum) with three objectives: (1) to determine specimen types most...