Azithromycin to Prevent Pertussis in Household Contacts, Catalonia and Navarre, Spain, 2012–2013

Azithromycin to Prevent Pertussis in Household Contacts, Catalonia and Navarre, Spain, 2012–2013

We retrospectively assessed the effectiveness of azithromycin in preventing transmission of pertussis to a patient’s household contacts. We also considered the duration between symptom onset in the primary patient and azithromycin administration. We categorized contacts into 4 groups: those treated...

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Main Authors: Josep Alvarez, Pere Godoy, Pedro Plans-Rubio, Neus Camps, Monica Carol, Gloria Carmona, Ruben Solano, Cristina Rius, Sofia Minguell, Irene Barrabeig, Maria R. Sala-Farré, Raquel Rodriguez, Manuel Garcia-Cenoz, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, Angela Dominguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
pertussis
chemoprophylaxis
azithromycin
effectiveness
household contacts
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/11/18-1418_article

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