Mass azithromycin administration: considerations in an increasingly resistant world

Volume: 5, Issue: 6, Pages: e002446 - e002446
Published: Jun 1, 2020
Abstract
### Summary box Azithromycin is an oral macrolide discovered in 1980 and approved for medical use in 1988.1 This relatively inexpensive antibiotic is often deemed as a wonder drug due to its safety and effectiveness against parasitic and helminth infections, in addition to a wide range of bacterial infections. In the early 2000s, biannual administration of azithromycin (mass drug administration, MDA) for trachoma control was found to reduce...
Paper Details
Title
Mass azithromycin administration: considerations in an increasingly resistant world
Published Date
Jun 1, 2020
Volume
5
Issue
6
Pages
e002446 - e002446
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