Antibody response to the 60-kDa chlamydial heat-shock protein is associated with scarring trachoma

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 256-259

  Peeling, Rosanna W ^a   Bailey, Robin L ^c   Comvay, David J ^c   Holland, Martin J ^b   Campbell, Alison E ^c   Jallow, Ousman ^c   Whittle, Hilton C ^c   Mabey, David C W ^c  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; TRACHOMA;

EID: 0031985531     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517367     Document Type: Article

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