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SUBMITTER: Porco TC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6541729 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Porco Travis C TC Hart John J Arzika Ahmed M AM Weaver Jerusha J Kalua Khumbo K Mrango Zakayo Z Cotter Sun Y SY Stoller Nicole E NE O'Brien Kieran S KS Fry Dionna M DM Vanderschelden Benjamin B Oldenburg Catherine E CE West Sheila K SK Bailey Robin L RL Keenan Jeremy D JD Lietman Thomas M TM
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20190501 12
In a large community-randomized trial, biannual azithromycin distributions significantly reduced postneonatal childhood mortality in sub-Saharan African sites. Here, we present a prespecified secondary analysis showing that much of the protective effect was in the first 3 months postdistribution. Distributing more frequently than biannually could be considered if logistically feasible. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT02047981. ...[more]