Ocular immune responses, Chlamydia trachomatis infection and clinical signs of trachoma before and after azithromycin mass drug administration in a treatment naïve trachoma-endemic Tanzanian community.

Ocular immune responses, Chlamydia trachomatis infection and clinical signs of trachoma before and after azithromycin mass drug administration in a treatment naïve trachoma-endemic Tanzanian community.

<h4>Background</h4>Trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, remains the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Persistence and progression of the resulting clinical disease appears to be an immunologically mediated process. Azithromycin, which is distributed at the community...

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Main Authors: Athumani M Ramadhani, Tamsyn Derrick, David Macleod, Patrick Massae, Aiweda Malisa, Kelvin Mbuya, Tara Mtuy, William Makupa, Chrissy H Roberts, Robin L Bailey, David C W Mabey, Martin J Holland, Matthew J Burton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007559

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007559

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