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Association between Ocular Bacterial Carriage and Follicular Trachoma Following Mass Azithromycin Distribution in The Gambia

BACKGROUND: Trachoma, caused by ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection, is the leading infectious cause of blindess, but its prevalence is now falling in many countries. As the prevalence falls, an increasing proportion of individuals with clinical signs of follicular trachoma (TF) is not infected w...

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Autores principales: Burr, Sarah E., Hart, John D., Edwards, Tansy, Baldeh, Ignatius, Bojang, Ebrima, Harding-Esch, Emma M., Holland, Martin J., Lietman, Thomas M., West, Sheila K., Mabey, David C. W., Sillah, Ansumana, Bailey, Robin L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3723595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002347