Pharmacists in clinical areas were asked which drugs should be tested for compatibility with azithromycin. The methodology used to test the drugs has been previously described and is summarized here. ...

Twice-yearly mass distribution of azithromycin to children is a promising intervention to reduce childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization recommended restricting ...

Antibiotics, our infantry against bacteria, are losing their ability to fight against bacterial infections due to the rise of ...

Background.Scabies is a public health problem in many countries, with impetigo and its complications important consequences. Ivermectin based mass drug administration (MDA) reduces the prevalence of ...

Azithromycin for premature newborns requiring breathing support failed to improve rates of survival without moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age, though it ...

NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Tuesday that U.S. regulators approved its generic version of an injectable form of Pfizer Inc.'s Zithromax antibiotic. The company plans ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A single-dose of the antibiotic azithromycin, sold in the U.S. under the trade name Zithromax, is recommended as the first therapy to use against traveler's diarrhea, ...

Community-wide distribution of azithromycin to both infants and children in Niger was effective in preventing deaths, but communities where only infants received the drug had no decrease in mortality, ...

Scrub typhus is a life-threatening zoonotic bacterial infection. In this randomized, controlled trial, combination therapy with doxycycline and azithromycin led to better outcomes than either drug ...