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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...
Autores principales: | Hu, Victor H., Holland, Martin J., Burton, Matthew J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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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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