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Biannual versus annual mass azithromycin distribution and malaria seroepidemiology among preschool children in Niger: a sub-study of a cluster randomized trial

BACKGROUND: Biannual mass azithromycin administration to preschool children reduces all-cause mortality, but the mechanism for the effect is not understood. Azithromycin has activity against malaria parasites, and malaria is a leading cause of child mortality in the Sahel. The effect of biannual ver...

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Autores principales: Oldenburg, Catherine E., Amza, Abdou, Cooley, Gretchen, Kadri, Boubacar, Nassirou, Beido, Arnold, Benjamin F., Rosenthal, Philip J., O’Brien, Kieran S., West, Sheila K., Bailey, Robin L., Porco, Travis C., Keenan, Jeremy D., Lietman, Thomas M., Martin, Diana L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6889587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31796025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3033-2