The population-based prevalence of trachomatous scarring in a trachoma hyperendemic setting: results from 152 impact surveys in Amhara, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Trachomatous scarring (TS) results from repeated infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Pronounced scarring is an underlying cause of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) that can lead to blindness. Since the condition is irreversible, TS in adults has been considered a marker of pa...

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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Cyhoeddwyd yn:BMC Ophthalmol
Prif Awduron: Astale, Tigist, Ebert, Caleb D., Nute, Andrew W., Zerihun, Mulat, Gessese, Demelash, Melak, Berhanu, Sata, Eshetu, Ayele, Zebene, Ayenew, Gedefaw, Callahan, E. Kelly, Haile, Mahteme, Zeru, Taye, Tadesse, Zerihun, Nash, Scott D.
Fformat: Artigo
Iaith:Inglês
Cyhoeddwyd: BioMed Central 2021
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Research
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8120834/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33985443
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-021-01972-w
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