Oral doxycycline for the prevention of postoperative trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Oral doxycycline for the prevention of postoperative trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Summary: Background: Trachomatous trichiasis is treated surgically to prevent sight loss. Unfavourable surgical outcomes remain a major challenge. We investigated the hypothesis that doxycycline might reduce the risk of postoperative trichiasis following surgery in patients with trachomatous trichi...

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Main Authors: Esmael Habtamu, PhD, Tariku Wondie, BA, Sintayehu Aweke, MPH, Zerihun Tadesse, MD, Mulat Zerihun, MPH, Bizuayehu Gashaw, MHA, Chrissy H Roberts, PhD, Amir Bedri Kello, MD, David C W Mabey, ProfDM, Saul N Rajak, PhD, E Kelly Callahan, MPH, David Macleod, PhD, Helen A Weiss, ProfPhD, Matthew J Burton, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18301116

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