The Effect of a 5-Day Course of Azithromycin on <i>Streptococcus Pneumoniae</i> Carriage and Antimicrobial Resistance Among Kenyan Children Discharged From Hospital
Azithromycin treatment did not effect pneumococcal carriage or antimicrobial resistance 3- or 6-months post-randomization. High inpatient antibiotic use in this recently discharged population may have reduced any further impact of azithromycin.
Authors
- Derrick O Ounga
- Patricia B. Pavlinac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0051-9131)
- Judd L. Walson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4836-720X)
- Nancy Onamu
- Kirkby D. Tickell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4108-1236)
- Donald Akech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2637-3708)
- Benson O. Singa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6605-324X)
- Doreen Rwigi
- Angela Karani
- James A Berkley
- Tanya E Libby
- J Anthony G Scott
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Angkor Hospital for Children (KH)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiag028
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00