@article{71, keywords = {Antiviral Agents, Azithromycin, Coronavirus Infections, Humans, Administration, Oral, Child, Preschool, Infant, Mass Drug Administration, Coronavirus, Viral Load, Infant, Newborn, Nasopharynx, Nigeria}, author = {Thuy Doan and Armin Hinterwirth and Ahmed Arzika and Lee Worden and Cindi Chen and Lina Zhong and Catherine Oldenburg and Jeremy Keenan and Thomas Lietman}, title = {Reduction of Coronavirus Burden With Mass Azithromycin Distribution.}, abstract = {

We evaluated the potential antiviral effects of azithromycin on the nasopharyngeal virome of Nigerien children who had received multiple rounds of mass drug administration. We found that the respiratory burden of non-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses was decreased with azithromycin distributions. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT02047981.

}, year = {2020}, journal = {Clin Infect Dis}, volume = {71}, pages = {2282-2284}, month = {2020 11 19}, issn = {1537-6591}, doi = {10.1093/cid/ciaa606}, language = {eng}, }