About Chlamydia trachomatis. Reply to Garcia-Teillard et al. Trachoma and the Importance of Sexual Infective Route in Developed Countries. Comment on "Gallenga et al. Why the SAFE- S Strategy for Trachoma? Are Musca sorbens or Scatophaga stercoraria Really the Culprit?-A Brief Historical Review from an Italian Point of View. Pathogens 2023, 12, 1419"

Affiliations

¹ Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.
² Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.
³ Centro Medico Santa Lucia, 66054 Vasto, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
⁵ Molecular Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery Laboratory, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
⁶ Stenella cno Ophthalmology Laboratory, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
⁷ Bioethical Committee of San Marino Republic, 47893 Borgo Maggiore, San Marino.
⁸ Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Eye Clinic University-Hospital, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.

Martina Maritati et al. Pathogens. 2024.

. 2024 May 16;13(5):414.

doi: 10.3390/pathogens13050414.

¹ Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.
² Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.
³ Centro Medico Santa Lucia, 66054 Vasto, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
⁵ Molecular Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery Laboratory, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
⁶ Stenella cno Ophthalmology Laboratory, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
⁷ Bioethical Committee of San Marino Republic, 47893 Borgo Maggiore, San Marino.
⁸ Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Eye Clinic University-Hospital, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.

Abstract

The confirmatory comment of Garcia-Teillard et al [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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