Publications by authors named "Lea Wask"
Chlamydia trachomatis (Ctr) accounts for >130 million human infections annually. Since chronic Ctr infections are extremely difficult to treat, there is an urgent need for more effective therapeutics. As an obligate intracellular bacterium, Ctr strictly depends on the functional contribution of the host cell.
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- - Chlamydia trachomatis is a sexually transmitted bacterium associated with serious health complications like infertility and pelvic inflammatory disease, but current animal models for studying it are time-consuming.
- - A new, faster lung infection model using C. trachomatis in mice has been developed to quickly assess the effects of antibiotics and potential vaccines.
- - This model allows for sensitive monitoring of various health indicators and showed promise in studying immune responses and disease progress, including partial protection from reinfection with the bacterium.