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Mass azithromycin distribution for reducing childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND. Interventions to reduce under-5 mortality can either target the vulnerable or include all children regardless of state of health. Here, we assess whether mass distribution of a broad-spectrum antibiotic to pre-school children reduces mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS. MORDOR was a...

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Autores principales: Keenan, Jeremy D, Bailey, Robin L, West, Sheila K, Arzika, Ahmed M, Hart, John, Weaver, Jerusha, Kalua, Khumbo, Mrango, Zakayo, Ray, Kathryn J, Cook, Catherine, Lebas, Elodie, O'Brien, Kieran S, Emerson, Paul M, Porco, Travis C, Leitman, Thomas M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Massachusetts Medical Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5849140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29694816
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1715474