Sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis infections are a serious public-health problem.
With more than 90 million new cases occurring annually, C. trachomatis is the most common …

Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR) is a recently recognized third species of the genus
Chlamydia that causes acute respiratory disease. It is distinct from the other two chlamydial …

Diseases caused by Chlamydia are based on intense and chronic inflammation elicited and
maintained by reinfection or persistent infection. The traditional view in the field is that …

Chlamydia trachomatis infection of humans is commonly a localized inflammation that can
result in infertility, blindness, and perhaps arthritis. The pathogenic process (es) that cause …

T he chlamydiae are among the most common human pathogens and are an extremely
important public health problem worldwide, both medically and economically (Table 1) …

Goblet cells of the conjunctiva are the main source of mucus for the ocular surface. The
objectives of this review are to consider the goblet cells as assessed by various histological …

Chlamydia trachomatis is a very common sexually transmissible infection in both developing
and developed countries. A hallmark of C. trachomatis infection is the induction of severe …

The effects of repeated infections with Chlamydia trachomatis, serovars F, D, and J, were
examined in pig-tailed macaques. The fallopian tubes of three experimental monkeys were …

Ocular, genital, and anogenital infection by the obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia
trachomatis have been consistently associated with scar-forming sequelae. In cases of …

Monkeys with subcutaneously autotransplanted salpingeal fimbrial tissues were subjected
to primary and repeated infections with Chlamydia trachomatis. The inflammatory response …