Short-term increase in prevalence of nasopharyngeal carriage of macrolide-resistant Staphylococcus aureus following mass drug administration with azithromycin for trachoma control

Short-term increase in prevalence of nasopharyngeal carriage of macrolide-resistant Staphylococcus aureus following mass drug administration with azithromycin for trachoma control

Abstract Background Mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin is a corner-stone of trachoma control however it may drive the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. In a cluster-randomized trial (Clinical trial gov NCT00792922), we compared the reduction in the prevalence of active trachoma in...

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Main Authors: Ebrima Bojang, James Jafali, Vincent Perreten, John Hart, Emma M. Harding-Esch, Ansumana Sillah, David C. W. Mabey, Martin J. Holland, Robin L. Bailey, Anna Roca, Sarah E. Burr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Trachoma
Azithromycin
Mass drug administration
Staphylococcus aureus carriage
Macrolide resistance
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-017-0982-x

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