Concordance of ompA types in children re-infected with ocular Chlamydia trachomatis following mass azithromycin treatment for trachoma.

• Main Authors: Arman Mosenia (Author), Stephanie A Chin (Author), Wondu Alemayehu (Author), Muluken Melese (Author), Takele Lakew (Author), Zhaoxia Zhou (Author), Thuy Doan (Author), Vicky Cevallos (Author), Thomas M Lietman (Author), Jeremy D Keenan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The chlamydial major outer membrane protein, encoded by the ompA gene, is a primary target for chlamydial vaccine research. However, human studies of ompA-specific immunity are limited, and prior studies have been limited in differentiating re-infection from persistent...