Does mass drug administration of azithromycin reduce child mortality?

Lancet Glob Health. 2021 Nov;9(11):e1485-e1486. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00417-4. Epub 2021 Sep 21.

Authors

Samwel Maina Gatimu¹, Rachel Wangari Kimani²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Economics, Population and Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. Electronic address: gatimu.maina@gmail.com.
² School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya; Laboratory of Neurogenetics of Language, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 34559993
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00417-4

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Azithromycin / therapeutic use*
Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
Bacterial Infections / mortality*
Child Mortality*
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Mass Drug Administration / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Azithromycin