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

• Váldodahkkit: Victor H Hu (Dahkki), Martin J Holland (Dahkki), Matthew J Burton (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: 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...