Dec. 2, 2002 — Single-dose azithromycin was as effective as three-day erythromycin for the treatment of children with cholera, according to the results of a double-blind randomized trial reported in ...

Oral azithromycin or erythromycin use may increase risk for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS), particularly with exposure in the first 2 weeks of life, according to findings from a ...

Azithromycin (Zithromax, Pfizer) is an interesting antibiotic commonly used in the treatment of common pediatric infections. Recently, readers of Infectious Diseases in Children have inquired about ...

Azithromycin is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections such as respiratory tract infections, Lyme disease, ear infections, conjunctivitis, and skin infections. It is also sometimes ...

In 1982, after investing eight years of effort, Pfizer was preparing to end its work in macrolide research. Its work in finding an improved version of erythromycin had come up empty. But, as happens ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In keeping with their different pathophysiologies, anterior and posterior blepharitis require different ...

Azithromycin can cause serious cardiac side effects if it is taken by people who have pre-existing cardiovascular conditions and can lead to sudden heart failure and death. Azithromycin, ...

Azithromycin appears to significantly increase patients’risk for sudden cardiac death compared with patients taking no antibiotics,results of an analysis reveal. The hazard ratio for cardiovascular ...

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