Publications by authors named "Mitzuko Katoku-Herrera"
Identification of a new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in Mexico.
Marcos R Escobedo-Guerra Mitzuko Katoku-Herrera Marcela Lopez-Hurtado Jesus Roberto Villagrana-Zesati María de J de Haro-Cruz
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)
February 2019
Introduction: Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the main etiological agents of sexually transmitted infections worldwide. In 2006, a Swedish variant of C. trachomatis (Swedish-nvCT), which has a deletion of 377bp in the plasmid, was reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUse of the mtrR Gene for Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Identification of the Reduction of Susceptibility to Antibiotics in Endocervical Swabs.
Marcos R Escobedo-Guerra Mitzuko Katoku-Herrera Marcela Lopez-Hurtado Rodrigo Gutierrez-Trujillo Fernando M Guerra-Infante
Mol Diagn Ther
June 2018
Background: Neisseria gonorrhoeae is one of the main etiological agents of sexually transmitted diseases. The asymptomatic course of the infection and its resistance to antibiotics can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.
Objectives: We developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test using the methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase reductase (mtrR) gene to identify N.