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Two Doses of Azithromycin to Eliminate Trachoma in a Tanzanian Community

2008; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 358; Issue: 17 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmc0706263

1533-4406

Anthony W. Solomon, Emma M. Harding‐Esch, Neâl Alexander, Aura Aguirre, Martin J. Holland, Robin L. Bailey, Allen Foster, David Mabey, Patrick Massae, Paul Courtright, John F. Shao,

Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

These authors found that one or two rounds of high-coverage mass treatment with azithromycin may be sufficient to eliminate ocular C. trachomatis in communities with moderate levels of infection. Had WHO recommendations on antibiotic use been followed, three or possibly five annual rounds of mass treatment would have been offered.