2021
Impact of mass administration of azithromycin as a preventive treatment on the prevalence and resistance of nasopharyngeal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus
Hema-Ouangraoua S, Tranchot-Diallo J, Zongo I, Kabore N, Nikièma F, Yerbanga R, Tinto H, Chandramohan D, Ouedraogo G, Greenwood B, Ouedraogo J. Impact of mass administration of azithromycin as a preventive treatment on the prevalence and resistance of nasopharyngeal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0257190. PMID: 34644317, PMCID: PMC8513893, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdministration of azithromycinSerious illnessS. aureusEffectiveness of azithromycinMalaria transmission seasonVulnerable pediatric populationS. aureus isolatesImpact of azithromycinNasal carriageRespiratory infectionsSulfadoxine-pyrimethaminePediatric populationClinical trialsAzithromycin resistanceNasal swabsAureus isolatesTransmission seasonAzithromycinPrevalent strainsMajor causeAdministrationPlaceboStaphylococcus aureusChildrenIllness
2020
Serotype Profile of Nasopharyngeal Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae Obtained from Children in Burkina Faso before and after Mass Administration of Azithromycin
Hema-Ouangraoua S, Zongo I, Kabore N, Frédéric N, Yerbanga R, Tinto H, Compaore Y, Kuepfer I, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Ouedraogo J. Serotype Profile of Nasopharyngeal Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae Obtained from Children in Burkina Faso before and after Mass Administration of Azithromycin. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2020, 103: 679-683. PMID: 32524945, PMCID: PMC7410481, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmodiaquineAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimalarialsAzithromycinBurkina FasoCarrier StateChemopreventionChild, PreschoolDrug CombinationsDrug Resistance, BacterialDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansInfantMalariaMaleMass Drug AdministrationNasopharynxPneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesPyrimethamineSeasonsSerogroupStreptococcus pneumoniaeSulfadoxineConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionMass drug administrationEmergence of resistancePneumococcal serotypesDrug AdministrationStreptococcus pneumoniaeDistribution of serotypesMalaria chemopreventionNasopharyngeal isolatesMass administrationCarriage studiesAzithromycinQuellung techniqueSwift appearanceSpecific serotypesSingle serotypeAdministrationAntibiotic resistanceSerotype profileSerotypesDifferent serotypesMultiplex assayPneumoniaePCR techniqueIsolates