Three clinical trials have examined the efficacy and safety of single dose azithromycin (30 mg/kg) in children with uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM). In the first trial, a small pilot study ...

Three clinical trials have examined the efficacy and safety of single dose azithromycin (30 mg/kg) in children with uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM). In the first trial, a small pilot study, the ...

Nigeria’s health sector recorded new concerns around disease outbreaks, healthcare access, and workforce stability ...

Patients then received 30 mg/kg azithromycin as a single oral dose. Children who vomited within 30 min of dosing were redosed. In cases of therapeutic failure or relapse, ...

Efforts to reduce child mortality in Africa via mass treatment with the antibiotic azithromycin (AZM) may lead to increased drug resistance in bacteria that frequently cause pneumonia and ...

Last year, following an outbreak the state had not seen in years, Kentucky ultimately reported 543 cases of whopping cough.

U.S. aid cuts could jeopardize the supply of donated drugs that are hailed for their effectiveness in combating neglected diseases like river blindness, schistosomiasis and trachoma.

Health officials are asking consumers to dispose multiple boxes of pre-prepared salad boxes over fears of potential ...

Over 16,000 people were infected with the potentially fatal disease last year as the parasite spread beyond rural areas.

Health registries have become an increasingly powerful tool to document outcomes for particular populations, and are usually grouped around a single disease, procedure, or medication.1 Although health ...

Garriga-Grimau L et al. First results from the international paediatric bronchiectasis registry (Child-BEAR-Net Registry) ...

The study, known as Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance of Mass Administration of Azithromycin Among Children (SARMAAN), was initiated in line with the World Health Organization’s 2022 guidelines.