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

• Autors principals: Esmael Habtamu, PhD (Autor), Tariku Wondie, BA (Autor), Sintayehu Aweke, MPH (Autor), Zerihun Tadesse, MD (Autor), Mulat Zerihun, MPH (Autor), Bizuayehu Gashaw, MHA (Autor), Chrissy H Roberts, PhD (Autor), Amir Bedri Kello, MD (Autor), David C W Mabey, ProfDM (Autor), Saul N Rajak, PhD (Autor), E Kelly Callahan, MPH (Autor), David Macleod, PhD (Autor), Helen A Weiss, ProfPhD (Autor), Matthew J Burton, ProfPhD (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Elsevier, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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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 trichia...