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Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection, anti-Pgp3 antibodies and conjunctival scarring in Vanuatu and Tarawa, Kiribati before antibiotic treatment for trachoma
INTRODUCTION: In the peri-elimination setting, the positive predictive value of trachomatous inflammation–follicular (TF), the primary marker used to determine need for antibiotics for trachoma, is suboptimal. Here, three non-TF measures are used to compare two regions where TF prevalence exceeds th...
Autores principales: | Butcher, Robert, Handley, Becca, Garae, Mackline, Taoaba, Raebwebwe, Pickering, Harry, Bong, Annie, Sokana, Oliver, Burton, Matthew J, Sepúlveda, Nuno, Cama, Ana, Mesurier, Richard Le, Solomon, Anthony W., Mabey, David, Taleo, Fasihah, Tekeraoi, Rabebe, Roberts, Chrissy h |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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W.B. Saunders
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7113835/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32017971 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2020.01.015 |
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