Efficacy of combination therapy with oseltamivir phosphate and azithromycin for influenza: a multicenter, open-label, randomized study.

BACKGROUND: Macrolides have antibiotic and immunomodulatory activities, which may have a favorable effect on the clinical outcome of patients with infections, including influenza. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of combination therapy with an anti-influenza agent, oseltamivir, and a single-...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Kakeya, Masafumi Seki, Koichi Izumikawa, Kosuke Kosai, Yoshitomo Morinaga, Shintaro Kurihara, Shigeki Nakamura, Yoshifumi Imamura, Taiga Miyazaki, Misuzu Tsukamoto, Katsunori Yanagihara, Takayoshi Tashiro, Shigeru Kohno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3954629?pdf=render