Direct assessment of possible mutations in the 23S rRNA gene encoding macrolide resistance in Chlamydia trachomatis

• J. M. van Niekerk,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3611-7732

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• I. H. M. van Loo,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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• M. Lucchesi,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation

  Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Dutch Chlamydia trachomatis Reference Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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• S. A. Morré,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Dutch Chlamydia trachomatis Reference Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Institute of Public Health Genomics, Genetics & Cell Biology Cluster, GROW Research School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Molecular and Cellular Engineering, Jacob Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

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• C. J. P. A. Hoebe,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Dutch Chlamydia trachomatis Reference Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, South Limburg Public Health Service, Geleen, The Netherlands, Department of Social Medicine, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1815-0974

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• N. H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, South Limburg Public Health Service, Geleen, The Netherlands, Department of Health Promotion, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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• P. F. G. Wolffs

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: p.wolffs@mumc.nl

  Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Dutch Chlamydia trachomatis Reference Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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