Azithromycin dosages included the usual dose (250 mg to 500 mg orally once per day; 500 mg intravenously once per day), low dose (less than 250 mg orally once per day; less than 500 mg ...

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 20-mg/kg/day dose of azithromycin for 3 days may also be better than the 10-mg/kg/day dose for 3 days in terms of minimizing the risk of emerging resistance in the GABHS. [35,43] Using the ...

A typical course of azithromycin runs for three to 10 days, depending on the type of infection being treated. The most common dosage on day one is 500 milligrams (mg) in a single dose, which might ...

How do side effects of azithromycin in children compare with those seen in adults? They are similar. More common side effects of azithromycin seen in children include: diarrhea abdominal pain ...

All patients received a single azithromycin dose (1 g) as conventional treatment for possible Chlamydia infection, and were then randomly allocated to receive weekly azithromycin or placebo. Clinical ...

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The study, published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that women who received an oral dose of azithromycin before a vaginal delivery had a 33% reduced risk of maternal sepsis or ...

For years, azithromycin has been the first-line treatment for pneumonia since it targets the microbes responsible for the development of the disease. It is given to adults at a 500mg dosage for ...

Another RCT, conducted in seven countries, found that women given an oral dose of azithromycin before vaginal birth had a 33% reduced risk of maternal sepsis or mortality compared with those who ...