Pathogenesis of progressive scarring trachoma in Ethiopia and Tanzania and its implications for disease control: two cohort studies.

• Główni autorzy: Matthew J Burton (Autor), Saul N Rajak (Autor), Victor H Hu (Autor), Athumani Ramadhani (Autor), Esmael Habtamu (Autor), Patrick Massae (Autor), Zerihun Tadesse (Autor), Kelly Callahan (Autor), Paul M Emerson (Autor), Peng T Khaw (Autor), David Jeffries (Autor), David C W Mabey (Autor), Robin L Bailey (Autor), Helen A Weiss (Autor), Martin J Holland (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Trachoma causes blindness through a conjunctival scarring process initiated by ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection; however, the rates, drivers and pathophysiological determinants are poorly understood. We investigated progressive scarring and its relationship to conjunctival infection...