First Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis 'Swedish' Variant (nvCT) in a Russian Couple with Infertility

Table 2: Detection of Chlamydia from genital and extra genital sites of the female and male partners in clinical specimens obtained in 2012.

Clinical samples	*Identification of С. trachomatis* by PCR**
	Female partner						Male partner
	AmpiSens- Eph	AmpiSens- FL	PCR-nvCT ^a)	PCR-orf8	PCR-orf2	Genovar^b)	AmpiSens- Eph	AmpiSens- FL	PCR-nvCT ^a)	PCR-orf8	PCR-orf2	Genovar^b)
Conjunctiva	-	-	+	+	-	E	-	-	+	+	-	E
Oropharynx	-	-	+	+	-	E	-	-	+	-	-	E
Urethra & Cervix	-	-	+	-	-	E	-	-	+	+	-	E
Blood	-	-	+	-	-	E	-	-	+	-	-	E

^a) Presence of 377 bp deletion in orf1 of the cryptic plasmid; ^b)C. trachomatis genovar was determined by sequencing of the VD2 region of the ompA gene.