The easiest children to reach are most likely to be infected with ocular Chlamydia trachomatis in trachoma endemic areas of Niger.

• Main Authors: Abdou Amza (Author), Boubacar Kadri (Author), Baido Nassirou (Author), Sun N Yu (Author), Nicole E Stoller (Author), Satasuk J Bhosai (Author), Zhaoxia Zhou (Author), Charles E McCulloch (Author), Sheila K West (Author), Robin L Bailey (Author), Jeremy D Keenan (Author), Thomas M Lietman (Author), Bruce D Gaynor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Control programs for trachoma use mass antibiotic distributions to treat ocular Chlamydia trachomatis in an effort to eliminate this disease worldwide. To determine whether children infected with ocular Chlamydia are more likely to present later for examination than those who are uninfected, we comp...