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    Azithromycin, sold under the brand names Zithromax (in oral form) and Azasite (as an eye drop), is an antibiotic medication used for the treatment of a...
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    penicillin-resistant illnesses. Later macrolides developed, including azithromycin and clarithromycin, stemmed from chemically modifying erythromycin; these...
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    common. Resistance to multiple antibiotics, including the macrolide azithromycin, which until recently was the most reliable treatment, is becoming prevalent...
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    cured by antibiotics with typically either azithromycin or doxycycline being used. Erythromycin or azithromycin is recommended in babies and during pregnancy...
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    decreases spread. Treatment is typically with antibiotics, including azithromycin by mouth or benzathine penicillin by injection. Without treatment, physical...
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    not having sex. Treatment is usually with ceftriaxone by injection and azithromycin by mouth. Resistance has developed to many previously used antibiotics...
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    with other measures. Treatment options include oral azithromycin and topical tetracycline. Azithromycin is preferred because it can be used as a single oral...
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  • injection dose of ceftriaxone 250 mg intramuscularly and oral dose of azithromycin 1g simultaneously. Cefixime 400 mg oral single dose can be used as an...
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    Radobolja-Lazarevski and Zrinka Tamburašev [sh] led by Dr. Slobodan Đokić, discovered azithromycin in 1980.[citation needed] In June 2002, the company acquired Sidmak for...
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    within six weeks of symptom onset. Antibiotics used include erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. Evidence to support...
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    treatment with azithromycin on asthma exacerbations and quality-of-life in patients with severe, refractory asthma have resulted in azithromycin now being...
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    promoting a three-drug combination of hydroxychloroquine, zinc sulfate, and azithromycin as part of an experimental outpatient treatment for COVID-19 that he...
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    disease is with antibiotics. Recommended agents include fluoroquinolones, azithromycin, or doxycycline. Hospitalization is often required. The fatality rate...
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  • study, tinidazole used with doxycycline or azithromycin may cure NGU better than when doxycycline or azithromycin is used alone. If left untreated, complications...
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    antibiotic for treatment is azithromycin, since this agent is the only one studied in a randomized controlled study. Azithromycin is preferentially used in...
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    such as oral rehydration solution is important. Antibiotics such as azithromycin may be used to treat cases associated with travelling in the developing...
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    with cytochrome P-450A (CYP) 3A4: an update focused on clarithromycin, azithromycin and dirithromycin". British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 50 (4):...
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  • guidelines recommend a beta lactam, like amoxicillin and a macrolide, like azithromycin or clarithromycin, or a quinolone, such as levofloxacin. Doxycycline...
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    prepare food for others. Typhoid is treated with antibiotics such as azithromycin, fluoroquinolones, or third-generation cephalosporins. Resistance to...
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    Azalides such as azithromycin are a class of macrolide antibiotics that were originally manufactured in response to the poor acid stability exhibited by...
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    have been reported in northern Thailand. Rifampicin and azithromycin are alternatives. Azithromycin is an alternative in children and pregnant women with...
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    ibuprofen, or if bacterial in origin, antibiotics, e.g. amoxicillin and azithromycin. Surgical removal (tonsillectomy) may be advised if the tonsils obstruct...
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    as cephazolin plus a macrolide such as azithromycin is recommended. A fluoroquinolone may replace azithromycin but is less preferred. Antibiotics by mouth...
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    pregnancy. The concurrent use of hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin appears to increase the risk for certain serious side effects with short-term...
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    given intravenously, inhaled, or by mouth. Sometimes, the antibiotic azithromycin is used long-term. Inhaled hypertonic saline and salbutamol may also...
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    by testing a fecal specimen. Standard treatment in high-risk cases is azithromycin, a macrolide antibiotic, especially for Campylobacter infections in children...
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    medication) Hydroxychloroquine (used to treat malaria and rheumatism) Azithromycin (an antibiotic) Convalescent plasma (blood plasma from people who have...
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    for streptomycin) Ampicillin Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (Augmentin) Azithromycin Carbapenems (e.g. imipenem) Piperacillin/tazobactam Quinolones (e.g....
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    been observed. For babesia, it is often used in conjunction with oral azithromycin. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX, Bactrim) is generally considered...
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    to COVID-19 patients, either as monotherapies or in conjunction with azithromycin, has been associated with deleterious outcomes, such as QT prolongation...
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