Pathogenesis of Progressive Scarring Trachoma in Ethiopia and Tanzania and Its Implications for Disease Control: Two Cohort Studies

BACKGROUND: Trachoma causes blindness through a conjunctival scarring process initiated by ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection; however, the rates, drivers and pathophysiological determinants are poorly understood. We investigated progressive scarring and its relationship to conjunctival infectio...

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Autores principales: Burton, Matthew J., Rajak, Saul N., Hu, Victor H., Ramadhani, Athumani, Habtamu, Esmael, Massae, Patrick, Tadesse, Zerihun, Callahan, Kelly, Emerson, Paul M., Khaw, Peng T., Jeffries, David, Mabey, David C. W., Bailey, Robin L., Weiss, Helen A., Holland, Martin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4430253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25970613
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003763

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4430253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25970613
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003763

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