Australian Prescriber, 2015 Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic with a long half-life and excellent tissue penetration. It is primarily used for the treatment of respiratory, enteric and genitourinary infections and may be used in preference to other macrolides for some sexually transmitted and enteric infections.
Brendan J, McMullan, Mona, Mostaghim
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Prevalence of trachoma at sub-district level in Ethiopia : determining when to stop mass azithromycin distribution [PDF]
, 2014 To eliminate blinding trachoma, the World Health Organization emphasizes implementing the SAFE strategy, which includes annual mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin to the whole population of endemic districts.
Cromwell, Elizabeth A. +74 more
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Costs of testing for ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection compared to mass drug administration for trachoma in the Gambia: application of results from the PRET study. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration (MDA) treatment of active trachoma with antibiotic is recommended to be initiated in any district where the prevalence of trachoma inflammation, follicular (TF) is ≥ 10% in children aged 1-9 years, and then to ...
Jaskiran K. Dhanjal +73 more
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Azithromycin consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia, 2020.
PLoS ONE, 2022 BackgroundDuring the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was great enthusiasm for the use of azithromycin with or without hydroxychloroquine.ObjectivesWe analyzed azithromycin consumption in Croatia in 2020 and compared this to the period 2017 ...
Nikolina Bogdanić +4 more
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Azithromycin Exhibits Activity Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Chronic Rat Lung Infection Model
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Pseudomonas aeruginosa forms biofilms in the lungs of chronically infected cystic fibrosis patients, which are tolerant to both the treatment of antibiotics and the host immune system.
Manoj Kumar +11 more
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Mass treatment with azithromycin for trachoma control: participation clusters in households. [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: Mass treatment to trachoma endemic communities is a critical part of the World Health Organization SAFE strategy. However, non-participation may not be at random, affecting coverage surveys and effectiveness if infection is differential ...
Edwards Tansy +36 more
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The Concomitant Use of Azithromycin in Clinical Disease Management [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesAzithromycin, an extensively used second-generation macrolide antibiotic, has been prevalent in the management of a wide range of bacterial infections.
He Xinhang
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AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury
, 2022 Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana +6 more
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Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.A modular strategy was developed to synthesize tri‐, hexa‐, and nona‐saccharides representing repeating units of the conserved O‐polysaccharide backbone of Salmonella. Conjugates of these glycans to bacteriophage Qβ induced strong IgG responses in mice and rabbits. Antibodies elicited recognized native O‐polysaccharides and conferred protection against
Xingling Pan +7 more
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Mass drug administration of antibacterials: weighing the evidence regarding benefits and risks
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2022 Background Mass drug administration (MDA) is a strategy to improve health at the population level through widespread delivery of medicine in a community.
Robert J. Rolfe +2 more
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