The efficacy and safety of azithromycin in treatment for childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Author(s): Xiangcheng Pan ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ , Yan Liu ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ , Jiefeng Luo ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ , Siyu Li ¹ ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵ , Sha Diao ¹ ^, ³ ^, ⁴ , Hailong Li ¹ ^, ³ ^, ⁴ , Liang Huang ¹ ^, ³ ^, ⁴ , Zhijun Jia ¹ ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁶ , Lina Chen ⁴ ^, ⁷ ^, ⁸ , Guo Cheng ⁴ ^, ⁷ ^, ⁹ , Hanmin Liu ⁴ ^, ⁷ ^, ⁸ , Lingli Zhang ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2022

Journal: Pediatric pulmonology

Publisher: Wiley

Keywords: asthma, azithromycin, children, meta-analysis, systematic review

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Abstract

Azithromycin (AZI) is increasingly used for childhood asthma despite limited and inconsistent data. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of AZI in childhood asthma.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pediatr Pulmonol

Title: Pediatric pulmonology

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1099-0496

ISSN (Print): 1099-0496

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2022

Volume: 57

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

[2 ] West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

[3 ] Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

[4 ] Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China.

[5 ] West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

[6 ] Department of Biopharmaceutics, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

[7 ] Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

[8 ] NHC Key Laboratory of Chronobiology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

[9 ] Laboratory of Molecular Translational Medicine, Center for Translational Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25783

PubMed ID: 34862766

SO-VID: 4adfc1b8-48a9-4983-889b-bde62155d52a

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Keywords: asthma,azithromycin,children,meta-analysis,systematic review

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