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 …

Attributes of Chlamydia pneumoniae of potential importance to a relationship with
atherosclerosis are described. Among these are that C. pneumoniae is not new. It is unique …

OBJECTIVE: We examined whether the risks of hospitalization for ectopic pregnancy and
pelvic inflammatory disease increase with increasing numbers of chlamydial infections …

Global blindness exacts an enormous financial and social cost on develo** countries.
Reducing the prevalence of blindness globally requires a set of strategies that are different …

The authors' epidemiologic studies of trachoma on Taiwan and experimental monkey eye
infections with and without Chlamydia trachomatis immunization are reviewed for the data …

Trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), is the leading infectious blinding disease
worldwide. Chronic conjunctival inflammation develops in childhood and leads to eyelid …

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 …

Blinding trachoma is an ancient neglected tropical disease caused by Chlamydia
trachomatis for which a vaccine is needed. We describe a live-attenuated vaccine that is …

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

A simplified grading system for trachoma was published by the World Health Organization
(WHO) in 1987. Intended for use by non-specialist personnel working at community level …