The role of the immune response in Chlamydia trachomatis infection of the male genital tract: a double-edged sword

Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is the most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the world, with more than 100 million cases reported annually. While there have been extensive studies into the adverse effects that CT infection has on the female genital tract, and on the subsequent abilit...

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Main Authors: Kate Amanda Redgrove, Eileen Anne McLaughlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00534/full