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Maira Juliana de Andrade Ribeiro (ICB/UFMG); Haleta Evangelista Lima Lemos (ICB/UFMG); Milena Batista Oliveira (ICB/UFMG); Juliana Godinho Correa (ICB/UFMG); Fatima Soares Motta Noronha (ICB/UFMG)

Introduction: Sexually਀吀爀愀渀猀洀椀琀琀攀搀 䐀椀猀攀愀猀攀猀 ⠀匀吀䐀⤀ 挀漀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀 愀 洀愀樀漀爀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀 栀攀愀氀琀栀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀 眀漀爀氀搀眀椀搀攀Ⰰ 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀氀礀 among women. According to the World Health Organization, 340 million new cases਀漀昀 匀吀䐀 漀挀挀甀爀爀攀搀 眀漀爀氀搀眀椀搀攀 椀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀⸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ昀愀洀椀氀礀㨀 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀䄀爀椀愀氀☀焀甀漀琀㬀Ⰰ☀焀甀漀琀㬀猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀☀焀甀漀琀㬀㬀∀ 氀愀渀最㴀∀䔀一ⴀ唀匀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀∀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ眀攀椀最栀琀㨀 渀漀爀洀愀氀㬀∀ 氀愀渀最㴀∀䔀一ⴀ唀匀∀㸀䌀栀氀愀洀礀搀椀愀 trachomatis is the most common bacterial agent of sexually transmitted diseases਀⠀匀吀䐀⤀⸀ 䤀渀 眀漀洀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 戀愀挀琀攀爀椀愀 挀愀甀猀攀 甀爀攀琀栀爀椀琀椀猀 愀渀搀 挀攀爀瘀椀挀椀琀椀猀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 洀愀礀 氀攀愀搀 to complications such as ectopic pregnancy and infertility. Nowadays, , studies਀漀渀 琀栀攀 䴀伀䴀倀 最攀渀攀Ⰰ 漀洀瀀㄀Ⰰ 猀栀漀眀攀搀 琀栀攀 攀砀椀猀琀攀渀挀攀 漀昀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 ㄀㤀 最攀渀漀琀礀瀀攀猀㨀 䄀Ⰰ 䈀Ⰰ 䈀愀 and C are associated to trachoma; D through K, including Ia and Ja, causing਀甀爀漀最攀渀椀琀愀氀 椀渀昀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 最攀渀漀琀礀瀀攀猀 䰀㄀Ⰰ 䰀㈀Ⰰ 䰀㈀愀 愀渀搀 䰀㌀ 愀爀攀 愀最攀渀琀猀 漀昀 lymphogranyloma venereum. Objective: The goal of this study was to genotype C. trachomatis਀椀搀攀渀琀椀昀椀攀搀 椀渀 攀渀搀漀挀攀爀瘀椀挀愀氀 猀愀洀瀀氀攀猀 漀昀 眀漀洀攀渀 愀猀猀椀猀琀攀搀 愀琀 愀 匀吀䐀 倀甀戀氀椀挀 匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀⸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ眀攀椀最栀琀㨀 渀漀爀洀愀氀㬀∀ 氀愀渀最㴀∀䔀一ⴀ唀匀∀㸀⸀ 䴀攀琀栀漀搀漀氀漀最礀㨀 䔀渀搀漀挀攀爀瘀椀挀愀氀 猀愀洀瀀氀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 tested for chlamydial infection with PCR for the cryptic plasmid. Genotyping of਀瀀漀猀椀琀椀瘀攀 猀愀洀瀀氀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀昀琀攀爀 㰀椀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀∀㸀漀洀瀀㰀⼀椀㸀㄀ amplification and sequencing. For some omp1 positive samples were made਀攀渀稀礀洀愀琀椀挀 爀攀猀琀爀椀挀琀椀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 䄀氀甀䤀 攀渀稀礀洀攀⸀ 㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ眀攀椀最栀琀㨀 渀漀爀洀愀氀㬀∀ 氀愀渀最㴀∀䔀一ⴀ唀匀∀㸀刀攀猀甀氀琀猀㨀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ眀攀椀最栀琀㨀 渀漀爀洀愀氀㬀∀ 氀愀渀最㴀∀䔀一ⴀ唀匀∀㸀 圀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 ㄀㌀ 最攀渀攀琀椀挀 瘀愀爀椀愀渀琀猀 漀甀琀 漀昀 愀 total of 18 omp1 gene sequences and਀昀椀瘀攀 最攀渀漀琀礀瀀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀椀稀攀搀㨀 䐀Ⰰ 䔀Ⰰ 䘀Ⰰ 䬀 愀渀搀 䰀㄀⸀ 吀栀攀 攀渀稀礀洀愀琀椀挀 爀攀猀琀爀椀挀琀椀漀渀 showed the same genotypes found in the sequences analyses (E, K and L1) Genotypes਀䔀 愀渀搀 䬀 猀栀漀眀攀搀 琀栀攀 栀椀最栀攀猀琀 洀甀琀愀琀椀漀渀 爀愀琀攀⸀ 䴀椀渀漀爀 猀攀焀甀攀渀挀攀 瘀愀爀椀愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀攀爀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 椀渀 genotype F and L1. Conclusions: To our knowledge this study is the first one਀琀漀 挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀椀稀攀 䈀爀愀稀椀氀椀愀渀 㰀椀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀∀㸀䌀栀氀愀洀礀搀椀愀 trachomatis urogenital isolates. Our next point is to investigate the਀爀攀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀栀椀瀀 漀昀 䈀爀愀稀椀氀椀愀渀 最攀渀漀琀礀瀀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 挀氀椀渀椀挀愀氀 猀椀最渀愀氀猀 愀渀搀 猀礀洀瀀琀漀洀猀 眀椀琀栀 special attention to the asymptomatics and persistent infections.