Azithromycin, sold under the brand names Zithromax (in oral form) and Azasite (as an eye drop), is an antibiotic medication used to treat several bacterial infections. These include middle ear infections, strep throat, pneumonia, traveler's diarrhea, sexually transmitted infection, and certain other intestinal infections. Along with other medications, it may also be used for malaria. It is administered by mouth, into a vein, or as topical treatment for the eye.
Read the full article on WikipediaMycobacterium avium complex infection Clinical criteria: The treatment must be for prophylaxis, AND Patient must be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive, AND Patient must have CD4 cell counts of less than 75 per cubic millimetre.
Urethritis Clinical criteria: The condition must be uncomplicated and due to Chlamydia trachomatis.
Cervicitis Clinical criteria: The condition must be uncomplicated and due to Chlamydia trachomatis.
“Azithromycin prevents bacteria from growing by interfering with their protein synthesis. It binds to the large 50S subunit of the bacterial ribosome, thus inhibiting translation of mRNA. Nucleic acid synthesis is not affected.”
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