
A 5-day course of azithromycin is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular death, according to a recently published retrospective cohort study. Key Point: Azithromycin appears to have an adverse cardiac effect, possibly as a result of being proarrhythmic. The risk:benefit profile should be carefully considered before prescribing this agent,…
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Prevalence of Trachoma in Car-Nicobar Island, India after Three Annual Rounds of Mass Drug Administration with Azithromycin
Currently, 53 countries globally are believed to be endemic for trachoma. The number of people living in the trachoma endemic districts has been estimated to have reduced from 314 million in 2011 to 229 million in 2013…
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