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SUBMITTER: Ghasemian E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5943520 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ghasemian Ehsan E Inic-Kanada Aleksandra A Collingro Astrid A Tagini Florian F Stein Elisabeth E Alchalabi Hadeel H Schuerer Nadine N Keše Darja D Babiker Balgesa Elkheir BE Borel Nicole N Greub Gilbert G Barisani-Asenbauer Talin T
Scientific reports 20180509 1
Trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness, is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), a bacterium of the phylum Chlamydiae. Recent investigations revealed the existence of additional families within the phylum Chlamydiae, also termed Chlamydia-like organisms (CLOs). In this study, the frequency of Ct and CLOs was examined in the eyes of healthy Sudanese (control) participants and those with trachoma (case). We tested 96 children (54 cases and 42 controls) and 93 adults (51 cases and 42 c ...[more]