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Research Article

How reliable is the clinical exam in detecting ocular chlamydial infection?

Kevin Miller F.I. Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA
,
Greg Schmidt F.I. Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA
,
Muluken Melese , Orbis International, Ethiopia
,
Wondu Alemayehu , Orbis International, Ethiopia
,
Elizabeth Yi F.I. Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA
,
Vicky Cevallos F.I. Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA
,
Cathy Donnellan F.I. Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA
,
Lynn Olinger F.I. Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Demeke Fantaye , Orbis International, Ethiopia
,
Bruce Gaynor F.I. Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA
,
John Whitcher F.I. Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
&
Thomas Lietman F.I. Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Pages 255-262 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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