Risk factors for the progression of trachomatous scarring in a cohort of women in a trachoma low endemic district in Tanzania.
<h4>Background</h4>Trachoma, a chronic conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Trachoma has been targeted for elimination as a public health problem which includes reducing trachomatous inflammation-follicular prevalence in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-11-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009914 |