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A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effects of Mass Azithromycin Treatment on Growth and Nutrition in Niger

Antimicrobials are used primarily to treat infectious disease, but they have other effects. Here, we assess anthropometry measurements in children 6–60 months in 24 communities randomized to one or two mass azithromycin distributions over a 1-year period in Niger. We compared the prevalence of wasti...

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Autores principales: Amza, Abdou, Kadri, Boubacar, Nassirou, Baido, Stoller, Nicole E., Yu, Sun N., Zhou, Zhaoxia, West, Sheila K., Mabey, David C. W., Bailey, Robin L., Keenan, Jeremy D., Porco, Travis C., Lietman, Thomas M., Gaynor, Bruce D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23208876
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0284