Simplified dosing of oral azithromycin for children 1-11 months old in child survival programmes: age-based and height-based dosing protocols.
Huiyu HuAhmed Mamane ArzikaAli SieAmza AbdouRamatou MalikiAlio Karamba MankaraMamadou OuttaraMamadou BountogoValentin BoudoFanny Yago-WienneIssouf BambaCharles KnirschPaul EmersonP J HooperElodie LebasJessica BrogdonFanice NyatigoCatherine E OldenburgThomas M LietmanKieran Sunanda O'BrienPublished in: BMJ global health (2022)
Overall, an age-based approach with two age tiers resulted in high accuracy while considering both concerns about overdosing in this young population and simplicity of field operations.