Oral doxycycline for the prevention of postoperative trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Trachomatous trichiasis is treated surgically to prevent sight loss. Unfavourable surgical outcomes remain a major challenge. We investigated the hypothesis that doxycycline might reduce the risk of postoperative trichiasis following surgery in patients with trachomatous trichiasis throu...

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Autores principales: Habtamu, Esmael, Wondie, Tariku, Aweke, Sintayehu, Tadesse, Zerihun, Zerihun, Mulat, Gashaw, Bizuayehu, Roberts, Chrissy H, Kello, Amir Bedri, Mabey, David C W, Rajak, Saul N, Callahan, E Kelly, Macleod, David, Weiss, Helen A, Burton, Matthew J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5912946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29653629
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30111-6

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