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Collateral benefits arising from mass administration of azithromycin in the control of active trachoma in resource limited settings
INTRODUCTION: The benefits of the use of antibiotics in the mass treatment for active trachoma and other diseases have been documented, but the secondary effects arising from such a programme have not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential secondary benefit...
Autores principales: | Kigen, Gabriel, Rotich, Joseph, Karimurio, Jefitha, Rono, Hillary |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382070/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25852799 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.19.256.3548 |
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