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Re-emergence of yaws after single mass azithromycin treatment followed by targeted treatment: a longitudinal study

BACKGROUND: Yaws is an important cause of chronic disfiguring ulcers in children in the tropics. WHO’s newly adopted strategy for yaws eradication employs a single round of mass azithromycin treatment followed by targeted treatment programs, and data from pilot studies have shown a short-term signif...

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Autores principales: Mitjà, Oriol, Godornes, Charmie, Houinei, Wendy, Kapa, August, Paru, Raymond, Abel, Haina, González-Beiras, Camila, Bieb, Sibauk V., Wangi, James, Barry, Alyssa E., Asiedu, Kingsley, Sanz, Sergi, Bassat, Quique, Lukehart, Sheila A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5920722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29428183
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30204-6