Background The natural history of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infections in endemic
communities has not been well characterised and is an important determinant of the …

Abstract The 7.5-kb plasmid of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is believed to encode essential
genes and might have a role in CT pathogenicity. Accordingly, analysis of plasmid-linked …

Trachoma causes one-quarter of the world's blindness and, although it has disappeared
from many developed areas, it remains a major problem, especially in underprivileged rural …

Sequencing bacterial genomes from DNA isolated directly from clinical samples offers the
promise of rapid and precise acquisition of informative genetic information. In the case of …

Chlamydia psittaci is an obligate intracellular bacterium. Interest in Chlamydia stems from its
high degree of virulence as an intestinal and pulmonary pathogen across a broad range of …

Trachoma is one of the oldest known human diseases. It was described in ancient Egyptian
and Chinese writings. The etiologic agent of trachoma was demonstrated in conjunctival …

Chlamydia trachomatis is a major cause of bacterial sexually transmitted infections
worldwide. In 2006, a new variant of C. trachomatis (nvCT), carrying a 377 bp deletion within …

purpose. Trachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide. Control
strategies target antibiotic therapy to individuals likely to be infected with Chlamydia …

Chlamydia trachomatis is a major cause of ocular and sexually transmitted diseases
worldwide. While much of our knowledge about its genetic diversity comes from serotyping …

Purpose We undertook a screening program between 2016 and 2019 to determine if
trachoma was endemic in the Torres Strait Islands of Queensland, Australia. Methods …