Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection and infectious load among pre-school aged children within trachoma hyperendemic districts receiving the SAFE strategy, Amhara region, Ethiopia.

• Asıl Yazarlar: Scott D Nash (Yazar), Ambahun Chernet (Yazar), Jeanne Moncada (Yazar), Aisha E P Stewart (Yazar), Tigist Astale (Yazar), Eshetu Sata (Yazar), Mulat Zerihun (Yazar), Demelash Gessese (Yazar), Berhanu Melak (Yazar), Gedefaw Ayenew (Yazar), Zebene Ayele (Yazar), Melsew Chanyalew (Yazar), Thomas M Lietman (Yazar), E Kelly Callahan (Yazar), Julius Schachter (Yazar), Zerihun Tadesse (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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BACKGROUND:After approximately 5 years of SAFE (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, environmental improvement) interventions for trachoma, hyperendemic (trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) ≥30%) districts remained in Amhara, Ethiopia. This study's aim was to characterize the epidemi...