Mass treatment with azithromycin for trachoma: when is one round enough? Results from the PRET Trial in the Gambia.
<h4>Background</h4>The World Health Organization has recommended three rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) with antibiotics in districts where the prevalence of follicular trachoma (TF) is ≥10% in children aged 1-9 years, with treatment coverage of at least 80%. For districts at 5-1...
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| Main Authors: | Emma M Harding-Esch, Ansumana Sillah, Tansy Edwards, Sarah E Burr, John D Hart, Hassan Joof, Mass Laye, Pateh Makalo, Ahmed Manjang, Sandra Molina, Isatou Sarr-Sissoho, Thomas C Quinn, Tom Lietman, Martin J Holland, David Mabey, Sheila K West, Robin Bailey, Partnership for Rapid Elimination of Trachoma (PRET) study group |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002115 |
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