Abstract Background Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) is the most common infectious cause of
blindness and bacterial sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Ct strain-specific …

Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) serovars A–
C, is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Africa bears the highest burden …

Background Trachoma, caused by ocular Chlamydia trachomatis, is the leading infectious
cause of blindness worldwide. Sudan first reported trachoma in the 1930s and has since …

Chlamydia trachomatis is the etiological agent of trachoma, the leading cause of
preventable blindness. Trachoma presents distinct clinical syndromes ranging from mild and …

Purpose.: Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading infectious cause of blindness. The goal of
the current study was to search for biomarkers associated with C. trachomatis–induced …

Background To eliminate trachoma as a public health problem, the World Health
Organization recommends the SAFE (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and …

Background Trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), is the leading infectious
cause of blindness. Sequence-based analysis of the multiple strains typically present in …

Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide and is now largely
confined to around 40 low-and middle-income countries. It is caused by Chlamydia …

Trachoma is a blinding disease caused by repeated conjunctival infection with different
Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) genovars. Ct B genovars have been associated with more …

Chlamydia trachomatis causes both trachoma and sexually transmitted infections. These
diseases have similar pathology and potentially similar genetic predisposing factors. We …