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Comment
. 2009;3(3):e394.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000394. Epub 2009 Mar 31.

Mass antibiotic treatment alone does not eliminate ocular chlamydial infection

Paul M Emerson  1 , Jeremiah Ngondi
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Mass antibiotic treatment alone does not eliminate ocular chlamydial infection

Paul M Emerson et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009.
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