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Comparison of Face Washing and Face Wiping Methods for Trachoma Control: A Pilot Study
Eye-to-eye transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis, the causative agent of trachoma, may be plausibly interrupted if faces are kept free of ocular and nasal discharge. Between April and June 2018, 83 children aged 1–9 years with active trachoma were recruited from 62 households and allocated to a face...
Autores principales: | Czerniewska, Alexandra, Versteeg, Aalbertus, Shafi, Oumer, Dumessa, Gebeyehu, Aga, Muluadam Abraham, Last, Anna, MacLeod, David, Sarah, Virginia, Dodson, Sarity, Negussu, Nebiyu, Sori, Birhanu Kenate, Kirumba, Michael, Biran, Adam, Cairncross, Sandy, Burton, Matthew J., Greenland, Katie |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7124903/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32043457 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0726 |
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