The impact of a single round of community mass treatment with azithromycin on disease severity and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis load in treatment-naïve trachoma-endemic island communities in West Africa

• Published in: Parasites & vectors Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 624
• Main Authors: Last, Anna R, Burr, Sarah E, Harding-Esch, Emma, Cassama, Eunice, Nabicassa, Meno, Roberts, Chrissy H, Mabey, David C W, Holland, Martin J, Bailey, Robin L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 28.12.2017; BMC
• Subjects: Bacterial load; Chlamydia trachomatis; Community mass treatment; Disease severity; Spatial clustering; Trachoma; Disease severity; Trachoma; Community mass treatment; Spatial clustering; Chlamydia trachomatis; Bacterial load

Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease, is caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends three annual rounds of community mass drug treatment with azithromycin (MDA) if the prevalence of follicular trachoma in 1-9 year olds (TF ) exceeds 1...