Antibiotic therapy for trachoma

Prescrire Int. 2009 Aug;18(102):176-7.

Abstract

Trachoma, a major cause of blindness in some of the world's poorest countries, results from repeated or chronic eye infections with Chlamydia trachomatis.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Azithromycin / administration & dosage
  • Azithromycin / therapeutic use*
  • Blindness / etiology
  • Blindness / microbiology
  • Blindness / prevention & control*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chronic Disease
  • Corneal Opacity / microbiology
  • Corneal Opacity / prevention & control*
  • Developing Countries
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / prevention & control
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Ophthalmic Solutions / administration & dosage
  • Ophthalmic Solutions / therapeutic use
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Tetracycline / administration & dosage
  • Tetracycline / therapeutic use*
  • Trachoma* / complications
  • Trachoma* / drug therapy
  • Trachoma* / epidemiology
  • Trachoma* / microbiology
  • Trachoma* / prevention & control
  • World Health Organization

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ophthalmic Solutions
  • Azithromycin
  • Tetracycline