Risk factors for ocular chlamydia after three mass azithromycin distributions.

• Main Authors: Berhan Ayele (Author), Teshome Gebre (Author), Jeanne Moncada (Author), Jenafir I House (Author), Nicole E Stoller (Author), Zhaoxia Zhou (Author), Travis C Porco (Author), Bruce D Gaynor (Author), Paul M Emerson (Author), Julius Schachter (Author), Jeremy D Keenan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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An important component of the World Health Organization's comprehensive trachoma elimination strategy is the provision of repeated annual mass azithromycin distributions, which are directed at reducing the burden of ocular chlamydia. Knowledge of characteristics associated with infection after...