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Whooping cough
Erythromycin in whooping cough
BMJ 2009; 338 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b2615 (Published 29 June 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b2615
- Gianluca Tornese, resident in paediatrics1,
- Federica Patarino, resident in paediatrics1,
- Federico Marchetti, consultant paediatrician1
- 1Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
- gianluca.tornese{at}gmail.com
Erythromycin is no longer considered the first choice in contact prophylaxis for whooping cough.1 According to a Cochrane review,2 the best regimens for microbiological clearance and for contact prophylaxis, with fewer side effects, are …
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