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El tracoma es un tracoma
Hugh R Taylor1, Matthew J Burton2, Danny Haddad3
1Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia.
Lancet (London, England)
|July 22, 2014
Resumen
El tracoma, una de las principales causas infecciosas de ceguera, es causado por Chlamydia trachomatis. La estrategia SAFE combate esta enfermedad a través de cirugía, antibióticos, limpieza facial y mejoras ambientales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Oftalmología Oftalmología.
- Enfermedades infecciosas Enfermedades infecciosas.
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
Sus antecedentes:
- El tracoma es la principal causa infecciosa de ceguera prevenible en todo el mundo.
- Las infecciones por Chlamydia trachomatis en la infancia causan inflamación de la conjuntiva y cicatrización, lo que lleva a triquiasis ( pestañas invertidas).
- La higiene inadecuada en entornos con escasos recursos facilita la transmisión de enfermedades.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para resumir la epidemiología, fisiopatología y control del tracoma.
- Para resaltar la efectividad de la estrategia SAFE en los esfuerzos de eliminación del tracoma.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de los datos epidemiológicos y fisiopatológicos sobre el tracoma.
- Descripción de los componentes integrados de la estrategia SAFE: cirugía, antibióticos, limpieza facial, mejora del medio ambiente.
Principales resultados:
- La estrategia SAFE ha demostrado ser exitosa en la eliminación del tracoma en varios países.
- Las iniciativas globales están trabajando activamente para la eliminación mundial del tracoma cegador.
Conclusiones:
- Los programas de control integrado que utilizan la estrategia SAFE son efectivos en la lucha contra el tracoma.
- Los esfuerzos globales continuados son esenciales para lograr el objetivo de eliminar el tracoma cegador para 2020.
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