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 |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Trachoma
Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class business.industry Eye disease Antibiotics medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Secular variation Surgery Philosophy Treatment Outcome Infectious Diseases Nepal Multivariate Analysis Epidemiology medicine Humans Seasons business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Infectious Diseases. 35:765-768 |
| ISSN: | 1537-6591 1058-4838 |
| Popis: | 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 clearly have an effect at 6 months, we were unable to show that this effect persisted at 12 months; in fact, long-term gains may be due to a secular trend in the area. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|