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Effectiveness of single-dose azithromycin to treat latent yaws: a longitudinal comparative cohort study

Summary: Background: Treatment of latent yaws is a crucial component of the WHO yaws eradication strategy to prevent relapse and the resulting transmission to uninfected children. We assessed the effectiveness of single-dose azithromycin to treat patients with latent yaws. Methods: This population-b...

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Main Authors:	Oriol Mitjà, DrMD (Author), Camila González-Beiras, BSc (Author), Charmie Godornes, BSc (Author), Reman Kolmau, BSc (Author), Wendy Houinei, HEO (Author), Haina Abel, BSc (Author), August Kapa, BSc (Author), Raymond Paru, BSc (Author), Sibauk V Bieb, MaHM (Author), James Wangi, MPH (Author), Sergi Sanz, MSc (Author), Kingsley Asiedu, MPH (Author), Sheila A Lukehart, ProfPhD (Author), Quique Bassat, ProfMD (Author)
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Published:	Elsevier, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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