Azithromycin administered for acute bronchiolitis may have a protective effect on subsequent wheezing.

Fernanda Luisi Clarissa Aires Roza Victória d'Azevedo Silveira Camila Correia Machado Katiana Murieli da Rosa Paulo Márcio Pitrez Marcus Herbert Jones Renato Tetelbom Stein Lidiane Alves de Azeredo Leitão Talitha Comaru Magáli Mocellin Leonardo Araujo Pinto

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2020)

Azithromycin significantly reduces the risk of subsequent wheezing between 0 and 3 months after hospital admission due to acute bronchiolitis irrespective of the presence of respiratory syncytial virus.

Keyphrases

respiratory syncytial virus
liver failure
respiratory failure
aortic dissection
drug induced
emergency department
healthcare
acute care