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ArticleNew microbes and new infections2025

Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in eye specimens of patients suspected of having viral keratitis: a cross-sectional study.

Arash Letafati, Parsa Ghafari, Niloofar Mobarezpour, Mohammad Haddadi, Mersedeh Arbabinia, Zahra Rostami, Yasamin Meamarzadegan, Aniseh Dadgar, Zahra Tayebi

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Arash LetafatiDepartment of Virology, Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Parsa GhafariResearch Center for Clinical Virology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Niloofar MobarezpourPPD Tuberculin Department, Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, Karaj, Iran.
Mohammad HaddadiStudent Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mersedeh ArbabiniaStudent Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra RostamiStudent Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Yasamin MeamarzadeganResearch Center for Clinical Virology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Aniseh DadgarResearch Center for Clinical Virology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra TayebiDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Methods: This cross-sectional study (2020-2022) involved 161 suspected to viral keratitis patients referred to thet lab and checked for viral and bacterial infections (49.1 % female, 50.9 % male) at Tehran University's Clinical Virology Research Center. Tear fluid, corneal epithelium, and aqueous/vitreous humor samples were analyzed using the Qiagen Mini Blood Kit for DNA extraction and Multiplex Real-Time PCR with the Fast-track diagnostics/SIEMENS eye kit. Conclusions: This study highlights the prevalence of

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