Three clinical trials have examined the efficacy and safety of single dose azithromycin (30 mg/kg) in children with uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM). In the first trial, a small pilot study ...

Azithromycin is a versatile antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, including those affecting the lungs, skin, and gastrointestinal system, as well as a number of sexually ...

A study yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that twice-yearly mass distribution of the antibiotic azithromycin to children in villages in Niger was associated both with ...

Correspondence to: Dr R Wilson Host Defence Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sidney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK; r.wilsonrbh.nthames.nhs.uk Patients attending the outpatients department between February ...

Patients with early syphilis in Tanzania were randomly assigned to receive either one 2 g dose of azithromycin or standard treatment with 2·4 MU of penicillin G benzathine. At 9 months, the cure rate ...

Objective: To determine the efficacy of weekly treatment with oral azithromycin for 13 weeks on the severity and resolution of reactive arthritis (ReA). Methods: 186 patients from 12 countries were ...