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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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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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