Community-based mass treatment with azithromycin for the elimination of yaws in Ghana—Results of a pilot study

INTRODUCTION: The WHO yaws eradication strategy consists of one round of total community treatment (TCT) of single-dose azithromycin with coverage of > 90%.The efficacy of the strategy to reduce the levels on infection has been demonstrated previously in isolated island communities in the Pacific...

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Autores principales: Abdulai, Abdul Aziz, Agana-Nsiire, Patrick, Biney, Frank, Kwakye-Maclean, Cynthia, Kyei-Faried, Sardick, Amponsa-Achiano, Kwame, Simpson, Shirley Victoria, Bonsu, George, Ohene, Sally-Ann, Ampofo, William Kwabena, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Addo, Kennedy Kwasi, Chi, Kai-Hua, Danavall, Damien, Chen, Cheng Y., Pillay, Allan, Sanz, Sergi, Tun, Ye, Mitjà, Oriol, Asiedu, Kingsley Bampoe, Ballard, Ronald C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5863939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29566044
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006303

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5863939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29566044
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006303

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