Host immune responses after hypoxic reactivation of IFN-γ induced persistent Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Genital tract infections with Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) are the most frequent sexually transmitted disease worldwide. Severe clinical sequelae such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), tubal occlusion, and tubal infertility are linked to inflammatory processes of chronically infected t...

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Main Authors: Jerchel, Stefan, Kaufhold, Inga, Schuchardt, Larissa, Shima, Kensuke, Rupp, Jan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3997002/