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Short-Term Malaria Reduction by Single-Dose Azithromycin during Mass Drug Administration for Trachoma, Tanzania

Single-dose mass drug administration of azithromycin (AZT) is underway to eliminate trachoma worldwide. Studies in Ethiopia showed a reduction in all-cause childhood deaths after administration. To examine the effect of single-dose AZ MDA on prevalent malaria infections in a large prospective cohort...

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Autores principales: Schachterle, Stephen E., Mtove, George, Levens, Joshua P., Clemens, Emily, Shi, Lirong, Raj, Amrita, Dumler, J. Stephen, Munoz, Beatriz, West, Shelia, Sullivan, David J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4036785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24865642
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2006.131302