Effectiveness of intrapartum azithromycin to prevent infections in planned vaginal births in low-income and middle-income countries: a post-hoc analysis of data from a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Carlo, W. A., Tita, A. T. N., Moore, J. L., Mwenechanya, M., Chomba, E., Hemingway-Foday, J. J., Kavi, A., Metgud, M. C., Goudar, S. S., Derman, R. J., Lokangaka, A., Tshefu, A., Bauserman, M., Patterson, J. K., Shivkumar, P., Waikar, M., Patel, A., Hibberd, P. L., Nyongesa, P., … Kigen, G. (2025). Effectiveness of intrapartum azithromycin to prevent infections in planned vaginal births in low-income and middle-income countries: a post-hoc analysis of data from a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet Global Health, 13(4), e689–e697. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00562-x
Authors:
Waldemar A Carlo
Alan T N Tita
Janet L Moore
Musaku Mwenechanya
Elwyn Chomba
Jennifer J Hemingway-Foday
Avinash Kavi
Mrityunjay C Metgud
Shivaprasad S Goudar
Richard J Derman
Adrien Lokangaka
Antoinette Tshefu
Melissa Bauserman
Jackie K Patterson
Poonam Shivkumar
Manju Waikar
Archana Patel
Patricia L Hibberd
Paul Nyongesa
Fabian Esamai
Osayame Austine Ekhaguere
Sherri Bucher
Saleem Jessani
Shiyam Sunder Tikmani
Sarah Saleem
Robert L Goldenberg
Sk Masum Billah
Ruth Lennox
Rashidul Haque
William Petri
Manolo Mazariegos
Nancy F Krebs
Denise C Babineau
Elizabeth M McClure
Marion Koso-Thomas
Affiliated Authors:
Robert L Goldenberg
Columbia Affiliation:
Subjects:
Azithromycin (MeSH)
Anti-Bacterial Agents (MeSH)
Developing Countries (MeSH)
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Publication Type:
Article
Unique ID:
10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00562-x
PMID:
40155106
DOI:
10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00562-x
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Lancet Global Health
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