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Correlation of Clinical Trachoma and Infection in Aboriginal Communities
BACKGROUND: Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness due to conjunctival infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. The presence of active trachoma and evidence of infection are poorly correlated and a strong immunologically-mediated inflammatory response means that clinical signs last much...
Autores principales: | Michel, Claude-Edouard C., Roper, Katrina G., Divena, Magda A., Lee, Helen H., Taylor, Hugh R. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3057949/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21423648 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000986 |
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