The authors studied the epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a trachoma-
endemic area of central Kenya. Children with abnormal ocular discharge were evaluated for …

The epidemiology of ocular chlamydial infection in a trachoma-hyperendemic area of
Tanzania was investigated. Specimens for chlamydial isolation cultures and direct …

In a Gambian village with endemic trachoma, C. trachomatis was isolated from some 50% of
children with active trachoma but from only 1% of adults with scarring sequelae. One …

We studied the serovar distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis in patients with clinical eye
disease in Western Australia. Most disease occurred in indigenous communities and was …

Trachoma remains the most common cause of preventable blindness in certain areas of the
northern Transvaal region of South Africa. Results of epidemiological studies in the area …

Abstract Background and Objectives: Chlamydia truchomatis can be directly transmitted by
sexual or perinatal contact and indirectly transmitted by flies or fomites. Whether distinct …

Specimens for chlamydial isolation culture and direct fluorescent antibody cytology (DFA)
were collected from 1671 women and children from a trachoma-endemic area in Central …

During ten years of study ofChlamydia trachomatiseye infections, trachoma was diagnosed
in 14 Danish patients with onset during childhood. Clinical findings in the eye were …

The prevalence of trachoma was studied in a representative sample of family units from a
rural community. Evidence of current or previous infection was found in 82% of the total …

Sera of inhabitants of Angola village in central Sudan were investigated for the prevalence
of antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis, C. pneumoniae, and C. psittaci by the …