1. Mass treatment with single-dose azithromycin for trachoma
- Author
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Solomon, Anthony W., Natividad-Sancho, Angels, Peeling, Rosanna W., Holland, Martin J., Molina, Sandra, West, Sheila K., Alexander, Neal D.E., Safari, Salesia, Bailey, Robin L., Massae, Patrick A., Shao, John F., Foster, Allen, Aguirre, Aura, Courtright, Paul, and Mabey, David C.W.
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Chlamydia infections -- Research ,Chlamydia infections -- Care and treatment ,Azithromycin -- Research - Abstract
Conjunctival swabs are collected for quantitative polymerase-chain-reaction assay of Chlamydia trachomatis before and 2, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after mass treatment with azithromycin in a Tanzanian community. The conclusion states that one-round of very-high-coverage mass treatment with azithromycin can interrupt the transmission of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
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- 2004