Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Sequence Types 4 and 80 in Infertile Couples in North Khorasan, Iran

Abstract

were not typable. Only two sequence types were detected among 34 typeable isolates: 25 (73.5%) isolates belonged to ST80, and nine (26.5%) samples belonged to ST4. Conclusion : The high prevalence of ST4 and ST80 in most symptomatic infertile patients may be attributed to the higher pathogenicity of these types in the urogenital tract. However, our sample size was insufficient to draw such a conclusion., Further research on the prevention and treatment of Chlamydial infections could potentially help to reduce infertility in Iran.