Two Doses of Azithromycin to Eliminate Trachoma in a Tanzanian Community
Author(s) -
Anthony W. Solomon,
Emma M. HardingEsch,
Neâl Alexander,
Aura Aguirre,
Martin J. Holland,
Robin L. Bailey,
Allen Foster,
David Mabey,
Patrick Massae,
Paul Courtright,
John F. Shao
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmc0706263
Subject(s) - azithromycin , trachoma , medicine , chlamydia trachomatis , antibiotics , mass drug administration , doxycycline , environmental health , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , biology , population
These authors found that one or two rounds of high-coverage mass treatment with azithromycin may be sufficient to eliminate ocular C. trachomatis in communities with moderate levels of infection. H...
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