Azithromycin for Acute Exacerbations of Asthma
Author(s) -
Sebastian L. Johnston,
Mátyás Szigeti,
Mary Cross,
Christopher E. Brightling,
Rekha Chaudhuri,
Timothy Harrison,
Adel Mansur,
Laura Robison,
Zahid Sattar,
David J. Jackson,
Patrick Mallia,
Ernie Wong,
Christopher J. Corrigan,
Bernard Higgins,
Philip W. Ind,
Dave Singh,
Neil C. Thomson,
Deborah Ashby,
Anoop Chauhan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.5664
Subject(s) - medicine , azithromycin , asthma , interquartile range , exacerbation , randomized controlled trial , placebo , placebo controlled study , pediatrics , randomization , physical therapy , emergency medicine , antibiotics , double blind , alternative medicine , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Guidelines recommend against antibiotic use to treat asthma attacks. A study with telithromycin reported benefit, but adverse reactions limit its use.
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