Intramuscular Immunisation with Chlamydial Proteins Induces Chlamydia trachomatis Specific Ocular Antibodies.

Ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis can cause trachoma, which is the leading cause of blindness due to infection worldwide. Despite the large-scale implementation of trachoma control programmes in the majority of countries where trachoma is endemic, there remains a need for a vaccine. Since...

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Main Authors: Alexander Badamchi-Zadeh, Paul F McKay, Martin J Holland, Wayne Paes, Andrzej Brzozowski, Charles Lacey, Frank Follmann, John S Tregoning, Robin J Shattock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4621052?pdf=render