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 …

A longitudinal study of trachoma in 100 members of nine Tanzanian families was conducted
to assess the sources of variation in the laboratory identification of trachoma and the …

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 …

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 …

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

A longitudinal study of trachoma was conducted among 100 members of nine families living
in a hyperendemic area of Tanzania. Family members were examined for trachoma every …

Trachoma, a blinding eye disease caused by repeated and prolonged infection with
Chlamydia trachomatis, is a signifi cant public health problem for sub-Saharan Africa …

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 …

The authors' epidemiologic studies of trachoma on Taiwan and experimental monkey eye
infections with and without Chlamydia trachomatis immunization are reviewed for the data …

Epidemiologic observations on trachoma in the United States Page 1 Epidemiologic
observations on trachoma in the United States Phillips Thygeson Trachoma, by virtue of its poor …