Mass treatment with azithromycin for trachoma: when is one round enough? Results from the PRET Trial in the Gambia.

Mass treatment with azithromycin for trachoma: when is one round enough? Results from the PRET Trial in the Gambia.

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 5-10% TF prevalence it was recomme...

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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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3681669?pdf=render

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