When Can Antibiotic Treatments for Trachoma Be Discontinued? Graduating Communities in Three African Countries

BACKGROUND: Repeated mass azithromycin distributions are effective in controlling the ocular strains of chlamydia that cause trachoma. However, it is unclear when treatments can be discontinued. Investigators have proposed graduating communities when the prevalence of infection identified in childre...

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Autores principales: Ray, Kathryn J., Lietman, Thomas M., Porco, Travis C., Keenan, Jeremy D., Bailey, Robin L., Solomon, Anthony W., Burton, Matthew J., Harding-Esch, Emma, Holland, Martin J., Mabey, David
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/PMC2690652/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19529761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000458

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2690652/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19529761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000458

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