Active Trachoma Cases in the Solomon Islands Have Varied Polymicrobial Community Structures but Do Not Associate with Individual Non-Chlamydial Pathogens of the Eye

Active Trachoma Cases in the Solomon Islands Have Varied Polymicrobial Community Structures but Do Not Associate with Individual Non-Chlamydial Pathogens of the Eye

BackgroundSeveral non-chlamydial microbial pathogens are associated with clinical signs of active trachoma in trachoma-endemic communities with a low prevalence of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) infection. In the Solomon Islands, the prevalence of Ct among children is low despite the prevalence o...

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Main Authors: Robert M. R. Butcher, Oliver Sokana, Kelvin Jack, Eric Kalae, Leslie Sui, Charles Russell, Joanna Houghton, Christine Palmer, Martin J. Holland, Richard T. Le Mesurier, Anthony W. Solomon, David C. W. Mabey, Chrissy h. Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
droplet digital PCR
Solomon Islands
16S rRNA gene sequencing
trachoma
non-chlamydial infections
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2017.00251/full

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