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- Title
Pertussis prevention and treatment: a call for wider access to azithromycin.
- Authors
Bowen, Asha C.; Ferson, Mark J.; Graudins, Linda V.; Palasanthiran, Pamela
- Abstract
The authors call for wider access to azithromycin therapy for prevention and treatment of pertussis infection. A brief overview is given on pertussis as the most common vaccine-preventable disease in Australia. It describes the mechanism of action of the drug. It offers a look at pertussis exposure in an oncology ward of a tertiary paediatric hospital and the measures taken to minimize the spread of infection.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; AZITHROMYCIN; ANTIBACTERIAL agents; WHOOPING cough; RESPIRATORY infection treatment; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 2009, Vol 190, Issue 7, p388
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
Opinion
- DOI
10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02455.x