Effect of biannual azithromycin distribution on antibody responses to malaria, bacterial, and protozoan pathogens among children: A cluster-randomized, placebo-controlled trial in Niger
Abstract:Background: The Macrolides Oraux pour Reéduire les Deécès avec un Oeil sur la Résistance (MORDOR) trial in Niger, Malawi, and Tanzania found that biannual mass distribution of azithromycin to children younger than 5 years led to a 13.5% reduction in all-cause mortality. Additional endpoints in the trial have attempted to elucidate the mechanisms for mortality reduction. In this pre-specified secondary analysis, we assessed the effect of azithromycin compared with placebo on IgG-based measures of infectious dis… Show more
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