Association between Ocular Bacterial Carriage and Follicular Trachoma Following Mass Azithromycin Distribution in The Gambia

Sarah E. Burr; John D. Hart; Tansy Edwards; Ignatius Baldeh; Ebrima Bojang; Emma M. Harding-Esch; Martin J. Holland; Thomas M. Lietman; Sheila K. West; David C. W. Mabey; Ansumana Sillah; Robin L. Bailey

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002347

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Association between Ocular Bacterial Carriage and Follicular Trachoma Following Mass Azithromycin Distribution in The Gambia

Sarah E. Burr ,

* E-mail: sburr@mrc.gm

Affiliations Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia
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John D. Hart,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Tansy Edwards,

Affiliation MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Ignatius Baldeh,

Affiliation Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia
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Ebrima Bojang,

Affiliation Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia
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Emma M. Harding-Esch,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Martin J. Holland,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Thomas M. Lietman,

Affiliation Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Sheila K. West,

Affiliation Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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David C. W. Mabey,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Ansumana Sillah,

Affiliation National Eye Health Programe, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kanifing, The Gambia
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Robin L. Bailey

Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Association between Ocular Bacterial Carriage and Follicular Trachoma Following Mass Azithromycin Distribution in The Gambia

Sarah E. Burr,
John D. Hart,
Tansy Edwards,
Ignatius Baldeh,
Ebrima Bojang,
Emma M. Harding-Esch,
Martin J. Holland,
Thomas M. Lietman,
Sheila K. West,
David C. W. Mabey

Published: July 25, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002347

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