Clinical examination versus Chlamydia trachomatis assays to guide antibiotic use in trachoma control programmes

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Solomon, Anthony W ^a   Foster, Allen ^a   Mabey, David C W ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASSAY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG USE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRACHOMA;

EID: 29244469410     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(05)70304-2     Document Type: Letter

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