Distribution of antibiotic for eye disease linked to low death risk among Ethiopian children
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 17:35
in Health & Medicine
Children in Ethiopia who received the antibiotic azithromycin as a method for controlling the contagious eye disease trachoma had a lower odds of death compared to children who did not receive the antibiotic, according to a study in the September 2 issue of JAMA.