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Population-based coverage survey results following the mass drug administration of azithromycin for the treatment of trachoma in Amhara, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. In communities where the district level prevalence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular among children ages 1–9 years is ≥5%, WHO recommends annual mass drug administration (MDA) of antibiotics with the aim of at least 8...
Autores principales: | Astale, Tigist, Sata, Eshetu, Zerihun, Mulat, Nute, Andrew W., Stewart, Aisha E. P., Gessese, Demelash, Ayenew, Gedefaw, Melak, Berhanu, Chanyalew, Melsew, Tadesse, Zerihun, Callahan, E. Kelly, Nash, Scott D. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5833287/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29451881 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006270 |
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