title: Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Serotypes Before and After Mass Azithromycin Distributions for Trachoma.
abstract: Twenty-four Ethiopian communities were randomized to receive either (1) quarterly mass azithromycin distributions for trachoma for 1 year or (2) delayed treatment. Nasopharyngeal swabs collected from separate cross-sectional population-based samples of children were processed for Streptococcus pneumoniae Mass azithromycin did not significantly alter the pneumococcal serotype distribution, and hence it would not be expected to alter vaccine coverage.
authors.affiliation: Francis I Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: Jeremy D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Keenan
authors.affiliation: Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sahlu
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McGee
authors.affiliation: Francis I Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: Vicky
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cevallos
authors.affiliation: Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Jorge E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.affiliation: Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Sopio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chochua
authors.affiliation: Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Paulina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.affiliation: The Carter Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Teshome
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gebre
authors.affiliation: The Carter Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Zerihun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tadesse
authors.affiliation: The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.affiliation: Francis I Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: Bruce D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Gaynor
authors.affiliation: Francis I Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lietman
authors.affiliation: Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Keith P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Klugman
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002353:Carrier State; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005002:Ethiopia; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D065288:Serogroup; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification*; D014141:Trachoma / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin
keywords: Africa; Streptococcus pneumoniae; pneumococcal vaccines; serotype