Association between ocular bacterial carriage and follicular trachoma following mass azithromycin distribution in The Gambia.

• Main Authors: Sarah E Burr (Author), John D Hart (Author), Tansy Edwards (Author), Ignatius Baldeh (Author), Ebrima Bojang (Author), Emma M Harding-Esch (Author), Martin J Holland (Author), Thomas M Lietman (Author), Sheila K West (Author), David C W Mabey (Author), Ansumana Sillah (Author), Robin L Bailey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Trachoma, caused by ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection, is the leading infectious cause of blindness, but its prevalence is now falling in many countries. As the prevalence falls, an increasing proportion of individuals with clinical signs of follicular trachoma (TF) is not infected with C. trac...