Elimination of active trachoma after two topical mass treatments with azithromycin 1.5% eye drops

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Amza, Abdou ^a   Goldschmidt, Pablo ^b   Einterz, Ellen ^c   Huguet, Pierre ^d   Olmiere, Celine ^d   Bensaid, Philippe ^e   Bella Assumpta, Lucienne ^f  

^a Faculte des Sciences de la Sante   (Niger)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

^c Kolofata District Health Service   (Cameroon)

^d Laboratoires Thea   (France)

^e Ophtalmo Sans Frontie res ^*  (France)

^f Ministry of Health   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; EYE DROPS; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; EYE BURNING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRACHOMA; TREND STUDY; CAMEROON; INFANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PREVALENCE; TRACHOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649763585     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000895     Document Type: Article

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