The conjunctival microbiome in health and trachomatous disease: a case control study

BACKGROUND: Trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, remains the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. Repeated ocular infection during childhood leads to scarring of the conjunctiva, in-turning of the eyelashes (trichiasis) and corneal opacity in later life. There is a growing body of ev...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Yanjiao, Holland, Martin J, Makalo, Pateh, Joof, Hassan, Roberts, Chrissy h, Mabey, David CW, Bailey, Robin L, Burton, Matthew J, Weinstock, George M, Burr, Sarah E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4256740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25484919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13073-014-0099-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4256740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25484919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13073-014-0099-x

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