The Role of Surinamese Migrants in the Transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis between Paramaribo, Suriname and Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Reinier J. M. Bom; Jannie J. van der Helm; Sylvia M. Bruisten; Antoon W. Grünberg; Leslie O. A. Sabajo; Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff; Henry J. C. de Vries

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077977

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The Role of Surinamese Migrants in the Transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis between Paramaribo, Suriname and Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Reinier J. M. Bom ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Reinier J. M. Bom, Jannie J. van der Helm

Affiliation Public Health Laboratory, Cluster Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jannie J. van der Helm ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Reinier J. M. Bom, Jannie J. van der Helm

Affiliations Department of Research, Cluster Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, STI Outpatient Clinic, Cluster Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sylvia M. Bruisten,

Affiliations Public Health Laboratory, Cluster Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Experimental Virology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Antoon W. Grünberg,

Affiliation Lobi Foundation, Paramaribo, Suriname
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Leslie O. A. Sabajo,

Affiliation Dermatological Service, Ministry of Health, Paramaribo, Suriname
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Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff,

Affiliations Department of Research, Cluster Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Center for Infections and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Henry J. C. de Vries

* E-mail: h.j.devries@amc.nl

Affiliations STI Outpatient Clinic, Cluster Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Center for Infections and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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The Role of Surinamese Migrants in the Transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis between Paramaribo, Suriname and Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Reinier J. M. Bom,
Jannie J. van der Helm,
Sylvia M. Bruisten,
Antoon W. Grünberg,
Leslie O. A. Sabajo,
Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff,
Henry J. C. de Vries

Published: November 13, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077977

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