Longitudinal changes in tear cytokines and antimicrobial proteins in trachomatous disease

Amber Barton; Nkoyo Faal; Athumani Ramadhani; Tamsyn Derrick; Elias Mafuru; Tara Mtuy; Patrick Massae; Aiweda Malissa; Hassan Joof; Pateh Makalo; Ansumana Sillah; Anna Harte; Harry Pickering; Robin Bailey; David CW Mabey; Matthew J. Burton; Martin J. Holland

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0011689

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Longitudinal changes in tear cytokines and antimicrobial proteins in trachomatous disease

Amber Barton ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: ab61@sanger.ac.uk

Affiliation Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8313-8643

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Nkoyo Faal,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Council Gambia at LSHTM, Atlantic Boulevard, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia
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Athumani Ramadhani,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom, Department of Ophthalmology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania
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Tamsyn Derrick,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom
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Elias Mafuru,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania
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Tara Mtuy,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom, Department of Ophthalmology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania
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Patrick Massae,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania
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Aiweda Malissa,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania
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Hassan Joof,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Council Gambia at LSHTM, Atlantic Boulevard, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia
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Pateh Makalo,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Council Gambia at LSHTM, Atlantic Boulevard, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia
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Ansumana Sillah,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Eye Health Programme, Ministry of Health, Banjul, The Gambia
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Anna Harte,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom
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Harry Pickering,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom
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Robin Bailey,

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom
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David CW Mabey,

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom
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Matthew J. Burton,

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom
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Martin J. Holland

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5828-6318

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Longitudinal changes in tear cytokines and antimicrobial proteins in trachomatous disease

Amber Barton,
Nkoyo Faal,
Athumani Ramadhani,
Tamsyn Derrick,
Elias Mafuru,
Tara Mtuy,
Patrick Massae,
Aiweda Malissa,
Hassan Joof,
Pateh Makalo

Published: October 20, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011689

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