Inefficacy of a 3-day course of azithromycin in preventing acute rheumatic fever after group A streptococcal infection (scarlet fever) in an 8-year-old child.

Authors	G Ghirga, C Palazzi, P Ghirga, G Turchetti, A Turchetti, M Colaiacomo
Journal	The Journal of pediatrics (J Pediatr) Vol. 134 Issue 1 Pg. 123-4 (Jan 1999) ISSN: 0022-3476 [Print] United States
PMID	9880464 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Letter)
Chemical References	Anti-Bacterial Agents Azithromycin
Topics	Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use) Azithromycin (therapeutic use) Child Humans Male Rheumatic Fever (etiology, prevention & control) Scarlet Fever (complications) Streptococcus pyogenes Treatment Failure

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