Serological and PCR-based markers of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis transmission in northern Ghana after elimination of trachoma as a public health problem.

Laura G SenyonjoOscar DebrahDiana L MartinAdwoa Asante-PokuStephanie J MigchelsenSarah GwynDzeidzom K deSouzaAnthony W SolomonDavid AgyemangNana Biritwum-KwadwoBenjamin MarfoDidier BakajikaErnest O MensahAgatha AboeJoseph KoromaJames AddyRobin Bailey

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)

Infection and serological data provide useful information to aid in understanding Ct transmission dynamics. Elimination of trachoma as a public health problem does not equate to the absence of ocular Ct infection nor cessation in acquisition of anti-Ct antibodies.

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