Effectiveness of single-dose azithromycin to treat latent yaws: a longitudinal comparative cohort study

Effectiveness of single-dose azithromycin to treat latent yaws: a longitudinal comparative cohort study

Summary: Background: Treatment of latent yaws is a crucial component of the WHO yaws eradication strategy to prevent relapse and the resulting transmission to uninfected children. We assessed the effectiveness of single-dose azithromycin to treat patients with latent yaws. Methods: This population-...

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Main Authors: Oriol Mitjà, DrMD, Camila González-Beiras, BSc, Charmie Godornes, BSc, Reman Kolmau, BSc, Wendy Houinei, HEO, Haina Abel, BSc, August Kapa, BSc, Raymond Paru, BSc, Sibauk V Bieb, MaHM, James Wangi, MPH, Sergi Sanz, MSc, Kingsley Asiedu, MPH, Sheila A Lukehart, ProfPhD, Quique Bassat, ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17303881

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