Discord between presence of follicular conjunctivitis and Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a single Torres Strait Island community: a cross‐sectional survey

• Main Authors: Kathleen D. Lynch (Author), Garry Brian (Author), Tomasina Ahwang (Author), Tomi Newie (Author), Victoria Newie (Author), Christine Perrett (Author), Ghislaine Wharton (Author), Anthony Brown (Author), Sarah Tozer (Author), John M. Kaldor (Author), Lisa J. Whop (Author), Ross M. Andrews (Author), Stephen B. Lambert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: Recent surveys identified trachomatous inflammation - follicular (TF) at endemic levels in the Torres Strait Islands; however, local health staff do not report trachomatous trichiasis (TT) in adults. We undertook a cross‐sectional survey involving eye examination and microbiologi...