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Title
Azithromycin in control of trachoma.
Authors
Schachter, J; West, S K; Mabey, D; Dawson, C R; Bobo, L; Bailey, R; Vitale, S; Quinn, T C; Sheta, A; Sallam, S; Mkocha, H; Mabey, D; Faal, H
Abstract
Trachoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness. Programmes to prevent blindness due to trachoma are based on community-wide treatment with topical tetracycline. We assessed the potential of community-wide azithromycin treatment for trachoma control.