Importance of Coverage and Endemicity on the Return of Infectious Trachoma after a Single Mass Antibiotic Distribution

BACKGROUND: As part of the SAFE strategy, mass antibiotic treatments are useful in controlling the ocular strains of chlamydia that cause trachoma. The World Health Organization recommends treating at least 80% of individuals per community. However, the role of antibiotic coverage for trachoma contr...

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Autores principales: Lakew, Takele, Alemayehu, Wondu, Melese, Muluken, Yi, Elizabeth, House, Jenafir I., Hong, Kevin C., Zhou, Zhaoxia, Ray, Kathryn J., Porco, Travis C., Gaynor, Bruce D., Lietman, Thomas M., Keenan, Jeremy D.
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/PMC2724711/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19707573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000507

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2724711/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19707573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000507

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