Safety of azithromycin in infants under six months of age in Niger: A community randomized trial.

• Main Authors: Catherine E Oldenburg (Author), Ahmed M Arzika (Author), Ramatou Maliki (Author), Mohamed Salissou Kane (Author), Elodie Lebas (Author), Kathryn J Ray (Author), Catherine Cook (Author), Sun Y Cotter (Author), Zhaoxia Zhou (Author), Sheila K West (Author), Robin Bailey (Author), Travis C Porco (Author), Jeremy D Keenan (Author), Thomas M Lietman (Author), MORDOR Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Mass azithromycin distribution reduces under-5 child mortality. Trachoma control programs currently treat infants aged 6 months and older. Here, we report findings from an infant adverse event survey in 1-5 month olds who received azithromycin as part of a large community-randomized trial...