Trachoma: Protective and Pathogenic Ocular Immune Responses to Chlamydia trachomatis

Trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), is the leading infectious blinding disease worldwide. Chronic conjunctival inflammation develops in childhood and leads to eyelid scarring and blindness in adulthood. The immune response to Ct provides only partial protection against re-infection, whic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hu, Victor H., Holland, Martin J., Burton, Matthew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23457650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002020

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23457650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002020

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