Article
Molecular epidemiology of trachoma in a Gambian village.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Nov 1994
Bailey R L, Hayes L, Pickett M, Whittle H C, Ward M E, Mabey D C
Abstract excerpt
The application of a diagnostic and genotyping technique based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to the study of trachoma epidemiology in the Gambian village of Jali is reported. PCR based on the major outer membrane protein (MOMP) gene of Chlamydia trachomatis appears to be more sensitive t...
Topics
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- DNA, Bacterial
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Gambia
- Genotype
- Humans
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Trachoma