Monday, June 9, 2014

JAMA - Azithromycin & Mortality


"Association of Azithromycin With Mortality and Cardiovascular Events Among Older Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia"
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1877208
"Conclusions and Relevance  Among older patients hospitalized with pneumonia, treatment that included azithromycin compared with other antibiotics was associated with a lower risk of 90-day mortality and a smaller increased risk of myocardial infarction. These findings are consistent with a net benefit associated with azithromycin use."

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