Role of secreted conjunctival mucosal cytokine and chemokine proteins in different stages of trachomatous disease.

• Main Authors: Troy A Skwor (Author), Berna Atik (Author), Raj Prasad Kandel (Author), Him Kant Adhikari (Author), Bassant Sharma (Author), Deborah Dean (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for trachoma, the primary cause of preventable blindness worldwide. Plans to eradicate trachoma using the World Health Organization's SAFE program (Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial Cleanliness and Environment Improvement) have resulted in recurrence of infection...