Trachoma is the most common infectious cause of blindness. Repeated episodes of
infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in childhood lead to severe conjunctival inflammation …

Trachoma is the commonest infectious cause of blindness. Recurrent episodes of infection
with serovars A–C of Chlamydia trachomatis cause conjunctival inflammation in children …

Background. There has been recent debate questioning the efficacy of azithromycin for the
treatment of urogenital chlamydia infection. We conducted a meta-analysis to compare the …

Trachoma is a keratoconjunctivitis caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis.
Repeated or persistent episodes lead to increasingly severe inflammation that can progress …

Rates of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to rise, demanding
treatments to be highly effective. However, curing infections faces significant challenges due …

Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) is an emulsion PCR process that performs absolute
quantitation of nucleic acids. We developed a ddPCR assay for Chlamydia trachomatis …

A vaccine is likely the most effective strategy for controlling human chlamydial infections.
Recent studies have shown immunization with Chlamydia muridarum major outer …

The prospects for the control of neglected tropical diseases, including soil-transmitted
helminthiasis, shistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis and trachoma, through …

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 …

At baseline in 2006, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia, was the most trachoma-
endemic region in the country. Trachoma impact surveys (TIS) were conducted in all districts …