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Long-Term Azithromycin Reduces Haemophilus influenzae and Increases Antibiotic Resistance in Severe...

Long-Term Azithromycin Reduces Haemophilus influenzae and Increases Antibiotic Resistance in Severe...

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Long-Term Azithromycin Reduces Haemophilus influenzae and Increases Antibiotic Resistance in Severe Asthma

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Full title

Long-Term Azithromycin Reduces Haemophilus influenzae and Increases Antibiotic Resistance in Severe Asthma

Publisher

United States: American Thoracic Society

Journal title

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2019-08, Vol.200 (3), p.309-317

Language

English

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Publisher

United States: American Thoracic Society

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Scope and Contents

Contents

The macrolide antibiotic azithromycin reduces exacerbations in adults with persistent symptomatic asthma. However, owing to the pleotropic properties of macrolides, unintended bacteriological consequences such as augmented pathogen colonization or dissemination of antibiotic-resistant organisms can occur, calling into question the long-term safety...

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Full title

Long-Term Azithromycin Reduces Haemophilus influenzae and Increases Antibiotic Resistance in Severe Asthma

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2193162466

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2193162466

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ISSN

1073-449X

E-ISSN

1535-4970

DOI

10.1164/rccm.201809-1739OC

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