Correlation of clinical trachoma and infection in Aboriginal communities.

• Main Authors: Claude-Edouard C Michel (Author), Katrina G Roper (Author), Magda A Divena (Author), Helen H Lee (Author), Hugh R Taylor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness due to conjunctival infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. The presence of active trachoma and evidence of infection are poorly correlated and a strong immunologically-mediated inflammatory response means that clinical signs last much longer than...