TY - JOUR KW - Antiviral Agents KW - Azithromycin KW - Coronavirus Infections KW - Humans KW - Administration, Oral KW - Child, Preschool KW - Infant KW - Mass Drug Administration KW - Coronavirus KW - Viral Load KW - Infant, Newborn KW - Nasopharynx KW - Nigeria AU - Thuy Doan AU - Armin Hinterwirth AU - Ahmed Arzika AU - Lee Worden AU - Cindi Chen AU - Lina Zhong AU - Catherine Oldenburg AU - Jeremy Keenan AU - Thomas Lietman AB -
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.
BT - Clin Infect Dis DA - 2020 11 19 DO - 10.1093/cid/ciaa606 IS - 16 J2 - Clin Infect Dis LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 2020 SP - 2282 EP - 2284 T2 - Clin Infect Dis TI - Reduction of Coronavirus Burden With Mass Azithromycin Distribution. VL - 71 SN - 1537-6591 ER -