Simplified dosing of oral azithromycin for children 1–11 months old in child survival programmes: age-based and height-based dosing protocols

BACKGROUND: To facilitate mass distribution of azithromycin, trachoma control programmes use height instead of weight to determine dose for children 6 months to 15 years old. WHO has recommended azithromycin distribution to children 1–11 months old to reduce mortality in high mortality settings unde...

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Autores principales: Hu, Huiyu, Arzika, Ahmed Mamane, Sie, Ali, Abdou, Amza, Maliki, Ramatou, Mankara, Alio Karamba, Outtara, Mamadou, Bountogo, Mamadou, Boudo, Valentin, Yago-Wienne, Fanny, Bamba, Issouf, Knirsch, Charles, Emerson, Paul, Hooper, PJ, Lebas, Elodie, Brogdon, Jessica, Nyatigo, Fanice, Oldenburg, Catherine E, Lietman, Thomas M, O'Brien, Kieran S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9577904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36253018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009801

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