Reduction and Return of Infectious Trachoma in Severely Affected Communities in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are a major tool in the WHO's trachoma control program. Even a single mass distribution reduces the prevalence of the ocular chlamydia that causes trachoma. Unfortunately, infection returns after a single treatment, at least in severely affected areas. Here, we test whet...

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Autores principales: Lakew, Takele, House, Jenafir, Hong, Kevin C., Yi, Elizabeth, Alemayehu, Wondu, Melese, Muluken, Zhou, Zhaoxia, Ray, Kathryn, Chin, Stephanie, Romero, Emmanuel, Keenan, Jeremy, Whitcher, John P., Gaynor, Bruce D., Lietman, Thomas M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2632737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19190781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000376

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2632737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19190781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000376

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