Targeting antibiotics to households for trachoma control.

• Main Authors: Isobel M Blake (Author), Matthew J Burton (Author), Anthony W Solomon (Author), Sheila K West (Author), María-Gloria Basáñez (Author), Manoj Gambhir (Author), Robin L Bailey (Author), David C W Mabey (Author), Nicholas C Grassly (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...