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Role of Secreted Conjunctival Mucosal Cytokine and Chemokine Proteins in Different Stages of Trachomatous Disease

BACKGROUND: Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for trachoma, the primary cause of preventable blindness worldwide. Plans to eradicate trachoma using the World Health Organization's SAFE program (Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial Cleanliness and Environment Improvement) have resulted in recurrence...

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Autores principales: Skwor, Troy A., Atik, Berna, Kandel, Raj Prasad, Adhikari, Him Kant, Sharma, Bassant, Dean, Deborah
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2442224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18628987
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000264