The efficacy of oral azithromycin in clearing ocular chlamydia: Mathematical modeling from a community-randomized trachoma trial

Mass oral azithromycin distributions have dramatically reduced the prevalence of the ocular strains of chlamydia that cause trachoma. Assessing efficacy of the antibiotic in an individual is important in planning trachoma elimination. However, the efficacy is difficult to estimate, because post-trea...

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Main Authors: Fengchen Liu, Travis C. Porco, Harran A. Mkocha, Beatriz Muñoz, Kathryn J. Ray, Robin L. Bailey, Thomas M. Lietman, Sheila K. West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Epidemics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436513000534