Dec. 2, 2002 — Single-dose azithromycin was as effective as three-day erythromycin for the treatment of children with cholera, according to the results of a double-blind randomized trial reported in ...

Oral azithromycin or erythromycin use may increase risk for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS), particularly with exposure in the first 2 weeks of life, according to findings from a ...

Azithromycin (Zithromax, Pfizer) is an interesting antibiotic commonly used in the treatment of common pediatric infections. Recently, readers of Infectious Diseases in Children have inquired about ...

In 1982, after investing eight years of effort, Pfizer was preparing to end its work in macrolide research. Its work in finding an improved version of erythromycin had come up empty. But, as happens ...