Mass azithromycin for prevention of child mortality among children with acute malnutrition: A subgroup analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Children with acute malnutrition are at high risk of morality. Mass azithromycin distribution reduces all-cause mortality among children aged 1-59 months, and effects may be greater in underweight infants. Here, we evaluate the efficacy of azithromycin for reducing all-cause mortality in children ag...
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| Main Authors: | Ali Sié, Mamadou Ouattara, Mamadou Bountogo, Valentin Boudo, Thierry Ouedraogo, Clarisse Dah, Guillaume Compaoré, Elodie Lebas, Huiyu Hu, Travis C Porco, Benjamin F Arnold, Kieran S O'Brien, Thomas M Lietman, Catherine E Oldenburg |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2024-01-01
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| Series: | PLOS Global Public Health |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003875 |
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