Active trachoma and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in two Gambian regions: on course for elimination by 2020? [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Trachoma has been endemic in The Gambia for decades. National trachoma control activities have been in place since the mid-1980's, but with no mass antibiotic treatment campaign.
Chrissy H Roberts +32 more
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Advances in genetic manipulation of Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia trachomatis, one species of Chlamydia spp., has the greatest impact on human health and is the main cause of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases and preventable blindness among all Chamydia spp. species.
Weiqiang Wan, Danni Li, Dan Li, Jun Jiao
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Chlamydia trachomatis in women
The authors present results of a planned prospective study of infections with Chlamydia trachomatis in women. Direct immunofluorescence test (DIF) for proving Chlamydia trachomatis antigens in endocervical smear (by means of monoclonal antibodies), ELISA test for proving IgG antibodies against Chlamydia trachomatis in sera and RVK method for proving ...
Vera, Jerant-Patić +2 more
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The natural history of trachoma infection and disease in a Gambian cohort with frequent follow-up. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The natural history of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infections in endemic communities has not been well characterised and is an important determinant of the effectiveness of different mass treatment strategies to prevent blindness due to ...
Nicholas C Grassly +14 more
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Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy
Objective: To determine the relationship of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in patient with ruptured ectopic pregnancy through examination of endocervical swabs, tubal tissue using Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Enzyme linked immunoabsorb and assay (
Septian Sima +4 more
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Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and its effect on semen of infertile men referred to infertility clinics in Tabriz [PDF]
Introduction: Chlamydia trachomatis in men can be a cause of infertility which sometimes is not considered in the infertility criteria; on the other hand, this infection has adverse effects on the morphology of semen.
Faranak Jalilvand +2 more
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An evaluation of economics and acceptability of screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection, in women attending antenatal, abortion, colposcopy and family planning clinics in Scotland, UK [PDF]
<i>Objective</i>: The aims of this study were to determine cost effectiveness of screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in hospital-based antenatal and gynaecology clinics, and community-based family planning clinics.
Olivia Wu +40 more
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Chlamydia trachomatis is the causative agent of a variety of chlamydial infections in humans with a predominantly (up to 80%) asymptomatic course of disease. In this study, a potentially novel C.
V.A. Feodorova +4 more
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Objective: To detect the frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis in urine samples of women with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease visiting a tertiary care hospital using a Polymerase Chain Reaction assay and find an association between different risk factors ...
Afnan Naeem +5 more
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Pathogen-host reorganization during Chlamydia invasion revealed by cryo-electron tomography [PDF]
Invasion of host cells is a key early event during bacterial infection, but the underlying pathogen-host interactions are yet to be fully visualised in three-dimensional detail.
Hayward, Richard +5 more
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