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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2009-1-6
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pubmed:abstractText |
Trachoma remains the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends mass antibiotic distributions in its strategy to eliminate blinding trachoma. To determine the most effective antibiotic treatment strategy, it is essential to have a diagnostic test that can correctly measure the true status of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in individuals, particularly after treatment. A newer ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA)-based amplification test was compared with the current DNA-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of C. trachomatis.
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pubmed:grant |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jan
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pubmed:issn |
1552-5783
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pubmed:author |
pubmed-author:HalfpennyColleenC,
pubmed-author:HongKevin CKC,
pubmed-author:HouseJenafir IJI,
pubmed-author:LekewTakeleT,
pubmed-author:LietmanThomas MTM,
pubmed-author:MoncadaJeanneJ,
pubmed-author:NeuweltMelissa DMD,
pubmed-author:RutarTinaT,
pubmed-author:SchachterJuliusJ,
pubmed-author:ShahNeelimaN,
pubmed-author:WhitcherJohn PJP,
pubmed-author:YangJon LJL,
pubmed-author:ZhouZhaoxiaZ
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
50
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
90-4
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-Chlamydia trachomatis,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-Conjunctiva,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-Endemic Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-Ethiopia,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-Polymerase Chain Reaction,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-RNA, Bacterial,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-RNA, Ribosomal, 16S,
pubmed-meshheading:18689701-Trachoma
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pubmed:year |
2009
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis ocular infection in trachoma-endemic communities by rRNA amplification.
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pubmed:affiliation |
F. I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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