Trachoma Decline and Widespread Use of Antimicrobial Drugs

Autor: Jaya D. Chidambaram, Mariko Bird, Vivian Schiedler, Alicia M. Fry, Travis Porco, Ramesh C. Bhatta, Hem Jha, J.S.P. Chaudary, Bruce Gaynor, Elizabeth Yi, John P. Whitcher, Susie Osaki-Holm, Thomas M. Lietman

Publikováno v: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 11, Pp 1896-1899 (2004)

Trachoma is disappearing in many parts of the world, even in the absence of specific control programs. Following mass antimicrobial drug treatments for trachoma in western Nepal, the prevalence of trachoma declined far more rapidly than could be attr

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Refractive Error Among Public and Private School Children in Dhangadhi City of Far West Nepal

Autor: Manish Poudel, Suresh Raj Pant, Suresh Awasthi, Ramesh C. Bhatta, Mohan Krishna Shrestha

Publikováno v: Journal of Ophthalmology and Research.

Objective: The objective of this study is to compare the prevalence of refractive error among private and public-school children. Methods: Altogether 18 schools of Dhangadhi (capital city of Far West Province of Nepal) with a mix of public and privat

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https://doi.org/10.26502/fjor.2644-00240035

Control of Trachoma from Achham District, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Nepal National Trachoma Program

Autor: Puja A. Cuddapah, Ramesh C. Bhatta, Thomas M. Lietman, Diana L. Martin, Nicole E. Stoller, Suresh Awasthi, Sarah Gwyn, Sailesh Mishra, J.S.P. Chaudhary, Jeremy D. Keenan, Shekhar Sharma, Bruce D. Gaynor, Bidya Prasad Pant

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 2, p e0004462 (2016)
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, vol 10, iss 2
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Background The WHO seeks to control trachoma as a public health problem in endemic areas. Achham District in western Nepal was found to have TF (trachoma follicular) above 20% in a 2006 government survey, triggering 3 annual mass drug administrations

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4752456?pdf=render

Disappearance of Trachoma from Western Nepal

Autor: Yinghui Miao, Elizabeth Yi, J.S.P. Chaudary, Ramesh C. Bhatta, H C Jha, Bruce D. Gaynor, Mariko Bird, Thomas M. Lietman, Michael E. Zegans, Karen Holbrook, Susan Osaki-Holm, John P. Whitcher

Publikováno v: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 35:765-768

We assessed how much of the observed decline in the prevalence of trachoma in a district of Western Nepal was due to an antibiotic treatment program and how much to an underlying secular trend outside of the program. Although antibiotic treatments cl

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https://doi.org/10.1086/342298

Eliminating trachoma in areas with limited disease

Autor: Julius Schachter, Elizabeth Yi, Susan Osaki-Holm, Thomas M. Lietman, H C Jha, Vicky Cevallos, Yinghui Miao, John P. Whitcher, J.S.P. Chaudary, Bruce D. Gaynor, Ramesh C. Bhatta

Publikováno v: Emerging infectious diseases, vol 9, iss 5
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 5, Pp 596-598 (2003)
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Gaynor, BD; Miao, Y; Cevallos, V; Jha, H; Chaudary, JSP; Bhatta, R; et al.(2003). Eliminating trachoma in areas with limited disease. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 9(5), 596-598. doi: 10.3201/eid0905.020577. UCSF: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/49c997br

The common wisdom is that a trachoma program cannot eliminate ocular chlamydia from a community, just reduce infection to a level where there would be minimal blindness. We describe the success of multiple mass antibiotic treatments, demonstrating th

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