The microbial epidemiology of trachoma

✍ Scribed by John D. Treharne

• Book ID: 104635210
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 398 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0165-5701
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00133777

✦ Synopsis

Detailed longitudinal studies of the microbiology of endemic trachoma in field situations have provided useful information concerning the epidemiology of this blinding disease. This knowledge should be of particular value for the further development of diagnostic techniques, and for the design of future trachoma control programs.