Trachoma is the most common infectious cause of blindness worldwide. It afflicts some of the
poorest regions of the globe, predominantly in Africa and Asia. The disease is initiated in …

Purpose To review the background, epidemiology and current management of trachoma in
endemic areas and worldwide. Methods Review of literature. Results Trachoma is one of the …

Trachoma as a cause of blindness has been known to mankind for many centuries; it was
documented in ancient China, Egypt and India. The disease probably came to Europe with …

Trachoma is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct). It is targeted for global elimination as a
public health problem. In 2014, a population-based cross-sectional study was performed in …

Trachoma continues to be the leading infectious cause of blindness world–wide. The World
Health Organization has taken a central role in coordinating international efforts to eliminate …

Since the inception of (the Global Elimination of Blinding Trachoma) GET 2020 in 1997 and
the implementation of the SAFE strategy a year later, much progress has been made toward …

Trachoma is a keratoconjunctivitis that causes ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis
(Ct). The chronicity and reinfection leads to increasingly severe inflammation that can …

Trachoma is an important cause of blindness. The causative organism is an intracellular
bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, which is susceptible to single-dose azithromycin [1]. A …

Trachoma is a chronic granular conjunctivitis due to Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes A to
C. The primary infection arises in the childhood while vision threatening complications occur …