Mass administration of azithromycin reduces childhood mortality in Niger

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2021 Oct;106(5):320. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319718. Epub 2020 Sep 8.

Authors

Sarah Murphy¹, Mehreen S Datoo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland sarah.murphy11@nhs.net.
² Nuffield Department of Medicine, Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine (CCVTM), Churchill Hospital, Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 32900778
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319718

No abstract available

Keywords: epidemiology; mortality.

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MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Azithromycin* / therapeutic use
Child
Child Mortality
Humans
Mass Drug Administration*
Niger

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Azithromycin