| H00349 | |
| H number | H00349 |
| Name | Trachoma |
| Description | Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Infections with serovars A, B, Ba, and C of Chlamydia trachomatis cause chronic keratoconjunctivitis in children with subsequent scarring and blindness in adults. Today, trachoma is largely found in poor, rural communities in low-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Chlamydia trachomatis [GN:cta cty cra ctrq ctrx ctrz ctj ctz ctct] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | Tetracycline hydrochloride [DR:D02122] Doxycycline [DR:D00307] Doxycycline hyclate [DR:D02129] Doxycycline calcium [DR:D03903] Minocycline hydrochloride [DR:D00850] Demeclocycline hydrochloride [DR:D00290] Sulfacetamide sodium [DR:D00871] |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1C23 ICD-10: A71 MeSH: D014141 MedlinePlus: 001486 |
| Reference | PMID:20374566 AUTHORS Hu VH, Harding-Esch EM, Burton MJ, Bailey RL, Kadimpeul J, Mabey DC TITLE Epidemiology and control of trachoma: systematic review. JOURNAL Trop Med Int Health 15:673-91 (2010) DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02521.x PMID:21738814 AUTHORS Smith JL, Haddad D, Polack S, Harding-Esch EM, Hooper PJ, Mabey DC, Solomon AW, Brooker S TITLE Mapping the global distribution of trachoma: why an updated atlas is needed. JOURNAL PLoS Negl Trop Dis 5:e973 (2011) DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000973 PMID:21412875 AUTHORS Evans JR, Solomon AW TITLE Antibiotics for trachoma. JOURNAL Cochrane Database Syst Rev CD001860 (2011) DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD001860.pub3 |