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Research Article

OmpA genotypic evidence for persistent ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Tanzanian village women

Andrew Smith Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Balimore, MD; The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health and Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bethesda, MD, USA; and Kongwa Trachoma Project, Kongwa, Tanzania
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Beatriz Muñoz Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Balimore, MD; The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health and Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bethesda, MD, USA; and Kongwa Trachoma Project, Kongwa, Tanzania
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Yu-Hsiang Hsieh Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Balimore, MD; The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health and Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bethesda, MD, USA; and Kongwa Trachoma Project, Kongwa, Tanzania
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Linda Bobo Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Balimore, MD; The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health and Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bethesda, MD, USA; and Kongwa Trachoma Project, Kongwa, Tanzania
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Harran Mkocha Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Balimore, MD; The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health and Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bethesda, MD, USA; and Kongwa Trachoma Project, Kongwa, Tanzania
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Sheila West Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Balimore, MD; The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health and Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bethesda, MD, USA; and Kongwa Trachoma Project, Kongwa, Tanzania
Pages 127-135 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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