Mass antibiotic treatment and community protection in trachoma control programs.
Jaya D
Chidambaram
;
Muluken
Melese
;
Wondu
Alemayehu
;
Elizabeth
Yi
;
Tisha
Prabriputaloong
;
David C
Lee
;
Vicky
Cevallos
;
Zhaoxia
Zhou
;
John P
Whitcher
;
Bruce D
Gaynor
;
+1 more...
Thomas M
Lietman
;
(2004)
Mass antibiotic treatment and community protection in trachoma control programs.
Clinical infectious diseases, 39 (9).
e95-e97.
ISSN 1058-4838
DOI: 10.1086/424747
Azithromycin is highly effective against trachoma, but the practical difficulties of community-wide distribution often leave many individuals untreated. We demonstrate, after mass azithromycin treatment of a population in Ethiopia, an indirect protective effect that occurred among untreated children who resided in villages in which most individuals had been treated. Similarities with the indirect protection within a treated community (i.e., "herd protection") that has been observed in vaccination programs are discussed.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| ISI | 227491800031 |
| Date Deposited | 08 May 2013 19:10 |