Mass drug administration of azithromycin for trachoma reduces the prevalence of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the Solomon Islands

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 261-265

  Marks, M ^a,b   Bottomley, C ^a   Tome, H ^c   Pitakaka, R ^d   Butcher, R ^a   Sokana, O ^e   Kako, H ^e   Solomon, A W ^a,b   Mabey, D C ^a,b  

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

^b HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^c Nursing Division   (Solomon Islands)

^d National Referral Hospital   (Solomon Islands)

^e Ministry of Health and Medical Services   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEA

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; GENITAL CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS INFECTION; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLOMON ISLANDS; TRACHOMA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; DRUG EFFECTS; HEALTH SURVEY; MASS SCREENING; MELANESIA; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; VAGINA SMEAR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MELANESIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TRACHOMA; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959419113     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052439     Document Type: Article

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