Trachoma: protective and pathogenic ocular immune responses to Chlamydia trachomatis.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Victor H Hu (लेखक), Martin J Holland (लेखक), Matthew J Burton (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), is the leading infectious blinding disease worldwide. Chronic conjunctival inflammation develops in childhood and leads to eyelid scarring and blindness in adulthood. The immune response to Ct provides only partial protection against re-infection, whic...