Can We Use Antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis as a Surveillance Tool for National Trachoma Control Programs? Results from a District Survey.
BACKGROUND:Trachoma is targeted for elimination by 2020. World Health Organization advises districts to undertake surveillance when follicular trachoma (TF) <5% in children 1-9 years and mass antibiotic administration has ceased. There is a question if other tools could be used for surveillance a...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | Sheila K West (Author), Beatriz Munoz (Author), Jerusha Weaver (Author), Zakayo Mrango (Author), Laura Dize (Author), Charlotte Gaydos (Author), Thomas C Quinn (Author), Diana L Martin (Author) |
---|---|
Format: | Book |
Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS),
2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Connect to this object online. |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Similar Items
-
Risk of seroconversion and seroreversion of antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis pgp3 in a longitudinal cohort of children in a low trachoma prevalence district in Tanzania.
by: Xinyi Chen, et al.
Published: (2022) -
Field evaluation of the Cepheid GeneXpert Chlamydia trachomatis assay for detection of infection in a trachoma endemic community in Tanzania.
by: Alexander Jenson, et al.
Published: (2013) -
The World Health Organization Recommendations for Trachoma Surveillance, Experience in Nepal and Added Benefit of Testing for Antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis pgp3 Protein: NESTS Study.
by: Andrea I Zambrano, et al.
Published: (2016) -
The effect of multiple rounds of mass drug administration on the association between ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection and follicular trachoma in preschool-aged children.
by: Jennifer S Lee, et al.
Published: (2014) -
Evidence for contamination with C. trachomatis in the household environment of children with active Trachoma: A cross-sectional study in Kongwa, Tanzania.
by: Sheila K West, et al.
Published: (2019)