Targeting antibiotics to households for trachoma control.

• Principais autores: Isobel M Blake (Autor), Matthew J Burton (Autor), Anthony W Solomon (Autor), Sheila K West (Autor), María-Gloria Basáñez (Autor), Manoj Gambhir (Autor), Robin L Bailey (Autor), David C W Mabey (Autor), Nicholas C Grassly (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Mass drug administration (MDA) is part of the current trachoma control strategy, but it can be costly and results in many uninfected individuals receiving treatment. Here we explore whether alternative, targeted approaches are effective antibiotic-sparing strategies.We analysed data on the prevalenc...