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Editorial

. 2007 May;91(5):566-7.

doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.107102.

Topical azithromycin: new evidence?

Hannah Kuper, Richard Wormald

PMID: 17446502
PMCID: PMC1954780
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.107102

Editorial

Topical azithromycin: new evidence?

Hannah Kuper et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 May.

. 2007 May;91(5):566-7.

doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.107102.

Authors

Hannah Kuper, Richard Wormald

PMID: 17446502
PMCID: PMC1954780
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.107102

Abstract

Should mass distribution of azithromycin be in topical rather than oral formulation?

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Competing interests: None declared.

Comment on

Efficacy and safety of short duration azithromycin eye drops versus azithromycin single oral dose for the treatment of trachoma in children: a randomised, controlled, double-masked clinical trial.
Cochereau I, Goldschmidt P, Goepogui A, Afghani T, Delval L, Pouliquen P, Bourcier T, Robert PY. Cochereau I, et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 May;91(5):667-72. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.099275. Epub 2006 Sep 27. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007. PMID: 17005549 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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