MICROBIOLOGICAL CONFIRMATION OF A FOCUS OF ACTIVE TRACHOMA IN AMERINDIANS OF COLOMBIA, SOUTH AMERICA

MICROBIOLOGICAL CONFIRMATION OF A FOCUS OF ACTIVE TRACHOMA IN AMERINDIANS OF COLOMBIA, SOUTH AMERICA

Objective. To confirm the microbiological presence of C. trachomatis in indigenous communities of Colombia found to have cases of active trachoma. Method: An ophthalmic evaluation was performed in order to identify the active forms of the disease. Ocular swabs were taken from the conjunctiva and an...

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Main Authors: Fernando Yaacov Peña, Elkin Hernandez, Hollman Miller, Adriana Gomez, Viviana Ramos, Jaime Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology 2016-02-01
Series:Vision Pan-America
Subjects:
Chlamydia trachomatis, trachoma, indigenous, real time PCR, blindness, primary eye care
Online Access:http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/307

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