Trachoma is a chronic follicular conjunctivitis caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium,
Chlamydia trachomatis. The disease affects some 300-500 million people worldwide, of …

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 …

Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide and the eighth commonest
blinding disease. Blinding trachoma is hyperendemic in many of the poorest and most …

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 …

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 …

Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide and the eighth commonest
blinding disease. Blinding trachoma is hyperendemic in many of the poorest and most …

Purpose.: In low prevalence settings, clinically active follicular trachoma (TF) is often found
in the absence of detectable Chlamydia trachomatis. The reasons for this persistent follicular …

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 …

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 …