Comparison of genovars and Chlamydia trachomatis infection loads in ocular samples from children in two distinct cohorts in Sudan and Morocco.

• Main Authors: Ehsan Ghasemian (Author), Aleksandra Inic-Kanada (Author), Astrid Collingro (Author), Lamiss Mejdoubi (Author), Hadeel Alchalabi (Author), Darja Keše (Author), Balgesa Elkheir Elshafie (Author), Jaouad Hammou (Author), Talin Barisani-Asenbauer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Trachoma is a blinding disease caused by repeated conjunctival infection with different Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) genovars. Ct B genovars have been associated with more severe trachoma symptoms. Here, we investigated associations between Ct genovars and bacterial loads in ocular samples from two di...