title: [Trachoma in Ouarzazate: clinical and biological study].
abstract: A conjunctival sample for the research of chlamydiae was made on 87 persons (44 patients and 43 control persons). Clinical examination shows that 27 patients (61.4%) were suffering from a Trachoma. Direct examination with IF was positive for 9 patients (20.4%) and negative for all control people (P 0.001). A link between the positivity of the direct examination and the serology was found for 9 patients. The antibody anti-chlamydiae rate was higher or equal to 1/256 for 12 patients (44.4%).
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophthalmologie, Hôpital des Spécialités, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lemrini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sebbahi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alaoui
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Denis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rafi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology; D003234:Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015163:Superinfection; D014141:Trachoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Le trachome a Ouarzazate: étude clinique et biologique.