Defining Seropositivity Thresholds for Use in Trachoma Elimination Studies.

Defining Seropositivity Thresholds for Use in Trachoma Elimination Studies.

BACKGROUND:Efforts are underway to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem by 2020. Programmatic guidelines are based on clinical signs that correlate poorly with Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) infection in post-treatment and low-endemicity settings. Age-specific seroprevalence of anti Ct Pgp3 ant...

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Main Authors: Stephanie J Migchelsen, Diana L Martin, Khamphoua Southisombath, Patrick Turyaguma, Anne Heggen, Peter Paul Rubangakene, Hassan Joof, Pateh Makalo, Gretchen Cooley, Sarah Gwyn, Anthony W Solomon, Martin J Holland, Paul Courtright, Rebecca Willis, Neal D E Alexander, David C W Mabey, Chrissy H Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5242428?pdf=render

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