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Sexually transmitted diseases in symptomatic and asymptomatic Thai women and girls: a study from Bangkok and nearby


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Figure 1

Neighbor-joining tree representing evolutionary relatedness of full-length ompA sequences from 19 C. trachomatis reference strains and 14 clinical isolates of serovars D, E, F, G, H, and K from Thai women and girls. All clinicals represent the isolates before antibiotic treatment. The length of branch is proportional to the distance between sequences, and number at node is the percent bootstrap confidence for clustering of strains.
Neighbor-joining tree representing evolutionary relatedness of full-length ompA sequences from 19 C. trachomatis reference strains and 14 clinical isolates of serovars D, E, F, G, H, and K from Thai women and girls. All clinicals represent the isolates before antibiotic treatment. The length of branch is proportional to the distance between sequences, and number at node is the percent bootstrap confidence for clustering of strains.

Figure 2

Neighbor-joining tree representing evolutionary relatedness of full-length trpA sequences from 19 C. trachomatis reference strains and 14 clinical isolates from Thai women and girls (serovars D, E, F, G, H and K). All clinical isolates represent the first collected isolates prior to antibiotic treatment. Length of branch is proportional to distance between sequences, and number at node is the percent bootstrap confidence for clustering of strains.
Neighbor-joining tree representing evolutionary relatedness of full-length trpA sequences from 19 C. trachomatis reference strains and 14 clinical isolates from Thai women and girls (serovars D, E, F, G, H and K). All clinical isolates represent the first collected isolates prior to antibiotic treatment. Length of branch is proportional to distance between sequences, and number at node is the percent bootstrap confidence for clustering of strains.

Figure 3

Three-dimensional structures of non-active TrpA (A) and active TrpA–TrpB complex (B), with the nonsynonymous amino acid polymorphisms in respected to the clinical D/L11bf and H/U20bf (Q37R/R37Q, A115V/V115A, and C177Y). Clinical polymorphisms were represented in gray with atomic bonds, critical TrpA and TrpB residues (including C177Y) in gray, and TrpB COMM domain in white.
Three-dimensional structures of non-active TrpA (A) and active TrpA–TrpB complex (B), with the nonsynonymous amino acid polymorphisms in respected to the clinical D/L11bf and H/U20bf (Q37R/R37Q, A115V/V115A, and C177Y). Clinical polymorphisms were represented in gray with atomic bonds, critical TrpA and TrpB residues (including C177Y) in gray, and TrpB COMM domain in white.

PCR primers and annealing temperatures

Primer namePrimer sequence (5′ → 3′)Tm (°C)
Ct.ompA.60UFGTCCCGCCAGAAAAAGATAG45
Ct.ompA.VB3CATCGTAGTCAATAGAGGCAT
Ct.ompA.MVF3TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTGCCCGTGCAGCTTTGTGGGAATGT45
Ct.ompA.220DRGCGCTCAAGTAGACCGATATAGTA
F.Ct.trpAATTAGCCACCGATGAAGAG50
R.Ct.trpAATGTTGAATTAGGAGAGTTGTTAT
Ng.opa.FTTGAAACACCGCCCGGAA60
Ng.opa.RTTTCGGCTCCTTATTCGGTTTAA
Ng.opa.R1TTTCGGCTCCTTATTCGGTTTGA
Ng.opa.R2TTTCGGCTCCTTATTCGGTTTGA
Ng.porA.FCAGCATTCAATTTGTTCCGAGTC60
Ng.porA.RGAACTGGTTTCATCTGATTACTTTCCA
PGMY11-AGCACAGGGACATAACAATGG50
PGMY11-BGCGCAGGGCCACAATAATGG
PGMY11-CGCACAGGGACATAATAATGG
PGMY11-DGCCCAGGGCCACAACAATGG
PGMY11-EGCTCAGGGTTTAAACAATGG
PGMY09-FCGTCCCAAAGGAAACTGATC
PGMY09-GCGACCTAAAGGAAACTGATC
PGMY09-HCGTCCAAAAGGAAACTGATC
PGMY09-IGCCAAGGGGAAACTGATC
PGMY09-JCGTCCCAAAGGATACTGATC
PGMY09-KCGTCCAAGGGGATACTGATC
PGMY09-LCGACCTAAAGGGAATTGATC
PGMY09-MCGACCTAGTGGAAATTGATC
PGMY09-NCGACCAAGGGGATATTGATC
PGMY09-PGCCCAACGGAAACTGATC
PGMY09-QCGACCCAAGGGAAACTGGTC
PGMY09-RCGTCCTAAAGGAAACTGGTC
HMB01GCGACCCAATGCAAATTGGT
globinFGAAGAGCCAAGGACAGGTAC58
globinRCAACTTCATCCACGTTCACC

Polymorphisms of C. trachomatis ompA and trpA among 14 Thai clinical isolates compared with the respective reference serovars

ompAtrpA
Reference ompA genotypePatient namep-distance±S.E.nt differences (type and position of changes)dN/dS

dN/dS represents the ratio of non-synonymous (dN) to synonymous (dS) amino acid changes

(type and position of changes)
Serovars that the clinical sequence is most similar to

If >1 serovars are most similar to the ompA or trpA sequence of the clinical isolate, the serovars are listed in alphabetical order (A, Ba, C, D, Da, E, F, G, H, I, Ia, J, Ja, K, L1, L2, L2a, L3) and bold for the respective reference serovar. For trpA analysis, serovar Β is excluded because of its lack of trpA

p-distance±S.E.nt differences (type and position of changes)dN/dS (type and position of dN changes)Serovars that the clinical sequence is most similar to
D/Ulbf.000±.0003 (G903A, A927QA937G) Y313C)3/0(D301N, S309GD.000 ±.0000D, K
D/U9bf.000±.0003 (G903A, A927QA937G)3/0(D301N, S309G, Y313C)D.000 ±.0000D, K
DD/U14bf.006±.0034(C258G, C594T, T601C, G603C)0/4D.000 ±.0000D, K
D/Lllbf.003 ± .0022(C258C, G428C)1/1 (S143T)D.005 ±.0033(A110G, C344T, G530A)3/0(Q37R, A115V, C177Y)H, Ia, J, Ja
E/U2bf.000 ±.0000E.000 ±.0000E
E/U4bf.000 ±.0000E.000 ±.0000E
EE/U28bf.000 ±.0000E.000 ±.0000E
E/L8bf.000 ±.0000E.000 ±.0000E
FF/U29bf.000 ±.0000F.000 ±.0000F, I
F/Llbf.000 ±.0002(G769C, G775C)2/0(R257T, S259T)F.000 ±.0000F, I
GG/U18bf.000 ±.0000G.002 ±.0021 (C10T)0/1F, I
G/U3M.000 ±.0000G.002 ±.0021 (C10T)0/1F, I
H/U20bf.000 ±.0002(G795A, G885A)2/0(G265R, W295.)H.004 ±.0022(G110A, T344C)2/0(R37Q, V115A)F, I
HH/L23bf.000 ±.0004(C270A, A271C, C850T, G885A)4/0(N90H, T284I, W295.)H.000 ±.0000H, Ia, J, Ja
KK/U15bf.000 ±.0000K.000 ±.0000D,K

C. trachomatis serovar distribution and infection pattern after doxycycline treatment

SymptomaticNo. of patients (%)Doxycycline treatment
C. trachomatisN. gonorrhoeaeHPV
BeforeAfterBeforeAfterBeforeAfter
Serovar D6 (32)62/4

The number after the solidus (/) represents the number of patients who did not come back after the treatment for C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, or HPV

0031/2
Serovar E4 (21)41/30041/3
Serovar F4 (21)41/310/141/3
Serovar G2 (11)20/20010/1
Serovar H2 (11)20/20010/1
Serovar K1 (5)10/10000

Prevalence of STIs in symptomatic and asymptomatic urogenital tract females

Symptom location

Symptom location includes UGT (upper urogenital tract), LGT (lower urogenital tract), Undefined (undefined UGT or LGT), and none for asymptomatic

(n)
Ct

Ct represents C. trachomatis

(%)
Ng

Ct represents C. trachomatis

(%)
HPV (%)Characterized by ages (%)Ct

Ng represents N. gonorrhoeae

(%)
Ng

Ng represents N. gonorrhoeae

(%)
HPV (%)Characterized by occupation (%)Ct (%)Ng (%)HPV (%)
Symptomatic
UGT1843515-2412 (36)2 (22)18 (25)Commercial129
(57)(12)(3)(23)25-345 (15)1 (11)8 (11)sex worker(3)(22)(13)
35-441 (3)1 (11)6 (8)
Non-commercial17226
45-54001 (1)sex worker(52)(22)(36)
N/A002 (2)
LGT1452915-244 (12)011 (15)Commercial4110
(75)(9)(3)(19)25-344 (12)4 (44)11 (15)sex worker(12)(11)(14)
35-445 (15)07 (10)Non-commercial10419
45-541 (3)1 (11)0sex worker(30)(44)(26)
N/A000
Undefined10815-24001 (1)Commercial104
(18)(1)(5)25-34003 (4)sex worker(3)(6)
35-44000Non-
45-54000commercial(6)
N/A1 (3)04 (6)sex worker
Total3397215-2416 (48)2 (22)30 (42)Commercial6323
(150)(22)(6)(48)25-349 (27)5 (56)22 (31)sex worker(18)(33)(32)
35-446 (18)1 (22)13 (18)Non-commercial27649
45-541 (3)1 (11)1 (1)sex worker(82)(67)(68)
N/A1 (3)06 (8)
Asymptomatic
None4211415-2407 (33)6 (43)Commercial3107
(134)(3)(16)(10)25-344 (100)6 (29)1 (7)sex worker(75)(47.62)(50)
35-4404 (19)4 (29)Non-commercial1117
45-5403 (14)3 (21)sex worker(25)(52.38)(50)
N/A01 (5)0
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