Mass administration of azithromycin and Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage: cross-sectional surveys in the Gambia

Mass administration of azithromycin and Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage: cross-sectional surveys in the Gambia

Objective To evaluate the effect of repeated mass drug administration (MDA) of azithromycin in the Gambia on the nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and on the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains. Methods This study involved villages that participated in a cluster randomized...

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Main Authors:	Sarah E Burr, Sally Milne, James Jafali, Ebrima Bojang, Megha Rajasekhar, John Hart, Emma M Harding-Esch, Martin J Holland, David CW Mabey, Ansumana Sillah, Robin L Bailey, Anna Roca
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The World Health Organization
Series:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862014000700490&lng=en&tlng=en

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