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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Gaynor, Bruce D. ; Miao, Yinghui ; Cevallos, Vicky ; Jha, Hem ; Chaudary, JSP ; ... More +
Gaynor, Bruce D. ; Miao, Yinghui ; Cevallos, Vicky ; Jha, Hem ; Chaudary, JSP ; Bhatta, Ramesh ; Osaki-Holm, Susan ; Yi, Elizabeth ; Schachter, Julius ; Whitcher, John P. ; Lietman, Thomas ; Less -
Description:
The common wisdom is that a trachoma program cannot eliminate ocular chlamydia from a community, just reduce infection to a level where blindness would be minimal. We describe the success of multiple mass antibiotic treatments, demonstrating that complete elimination of infection may be an attainable goal in an area with modest disease.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Azithromycin
Child
Child, Preschool
Chlamydia
Chlamydia Trachomatis
Dispatch
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Nepal
Prevalence
Time Factors
Trachoma
Trachoma

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 9(5):596-598. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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