Many clinicians are prescribing azithromycin in children with chronic wet cough outside current guidelines, an Australian and New Zealand survey has found. Respondents to the web-based survey were 29 of 73 members of the TSANZ Paediatric SIG. All said they had prescribed azithromycin for chronic wet cough in the last 12 months. “Although not a ...
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Macrolide use in kids with wet cough outside guidelines
By Mardi Chapman
13 Oct 2020