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Does infection with Chlamydia trachomatis induce long-lasting partial immunity? Insights from mathematical modelling

OBJECTIVES: To explore whether existence of long-lasting partial immunity against reinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis is necessary to explain C. trachomatis prevalence patterns by age and sexual risk, and to provide a plausible estimate for the effect size, defined here as a reduction in suscepti...

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Autores principales: Omori, Ryosuke, Chemaitelly, Hiam, Althaus, Christian L, Abu-Raddad, Laith J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6580764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181327
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2018-053543