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Elimination of Active Trachoma after Two Topical Mass Treatments with Azithromycin 1.5% Eye Drops

BACKGROUND: Following an epidemiological study carried out in 2006 showing a high prevalence of blinding trachoma in the Far North Region of Cameroon, a trachoma elimination programme using the SAFE strategy was initiated: three yearly trachoma mass treatments were to be performed. METHODOLOGY/PRINC...

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Autores principales: Amza, Abdou, Goldschmidt, Pablo, Einterz, Ellen, Huguet, Pierre, Olmiere, Celine, Bensaid, Philippe, Bella-Assumpta, Lucienne
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21124889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000895