Wiley, New Microbes and New Infections, (11), p. 32-33, 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2016.01.008
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Since routine eubacterial 16S rRNA PCR do not amplify members of the Chlamydiales order, we tested all samples received in our laboratory during a 10 months period using a pan-Chlamydiales real-time PCR. 3 of 107 samples (2.8%) revealed to be positive, suggesting a role of some Chlamydiales in the pathogenesis of chronic bronchial stenosis or bronchial stenosis superinfection and as agents of orthopedic prosthesis infections.