Multiple Chlamydiaceae species in trachoma: implications for disease pathogenesis and control.
Chlamydia trachomatis is a unique obligate intracellular bacterium that remains the leading cause of sexually transmitted bacterial diseases and preventable blindness worldwide. Chronic ocular infections are referred to as trachoma, and predominate in developing countries. Since 2001, the World Heal...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2174965 |