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Mass drug administration of azithromycin for trachoma reduces the prevalence of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the Solomon Islands
OBJECTIVES: Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection and is frequently asymptomatic; ocular C. trachomatis strains cause trachoma. Mass drug administration (MDA) of azithromycin for trachoma might also reduce the prevalence of genital C. trachomatis. In a sur...
Autores principales: | Marks, M, Bottomley, C, Tome, H, Pitakaka, R, Butcher, R, Sokana, O, Kako, H, Solomon, A W, Mabey, D C |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4893086/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26888658 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052439 |
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