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Serological classification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Clinical and epidemiological applications

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The development of gonococcal serovar determination and the different nomenclatures are presented. The current prospects for the application of typing to clinical, epidemiological and theoretical studies are reviewed. Future prospects are discussed with special reference to the need for standardization.

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  1. Dept. of Dermatovenereol Södersjukhuset, Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    Eric Sandström

  2. Dept. of Clinical Bacteriology, Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    Solgun Bygdeman

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Sandström, E., Bygdeman, S. Serological classification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Clinical and epidemiological applications. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 53, 375–380 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00415490

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