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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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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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