azithromycin

(noun)

A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.

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Examples of azithromycin in the following topics:

  • Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)

    • Studies indicate that therapies with doxycycline or azithromycin with tinidazole can be more effective than doxycycline or azithromycin alone.
    • The structure of azithromycin, a microlide antibiotic used to treat NGU.
  • Polyketide Antibiotics

    • Examples of polyketides include: Macrolides; Pikromycin, the first isolated macrolide; the antibiotics erythromycin A; clarithromycin, and azithromycin; the immunosuppressant tacrolimus; Radicicol and Pochonin family (HSP90 inhibitor); Polyene antibiotics; Amphotericin; Tetracyclines and the tetracycline family of antibiotics.
  • Campylobacter

    • Standard treatment is now azithromycin and, on occassion, terbinafine.
  • Chlamydiae

    • Current guidelines recommend: azithromycin, doxycycline, erythromycin, or ofloxacin.
  • Syphilis

    • Syphilis can be effectively treated with antibiotics, specifically the preferred intramuscular penicillin G (given intravenously for neurosyphilis), or else ceftriaxone, and in those who have a severe penicillin allergy, oral doxycycline or azithromycin.
  • Chlamydia

    • Current guidelines recommend azithromycin, doxycycline, erythromycin, or ofloxacin.
  • Syphilis

    • Syphilis can be effectively treated with antibiotics, specifically the preferred intramuscular penicillin G (given intravenously for neurosyphilis), or else ceftriaxone, and in those who have a severe pencillin allergy, oral doxycycline or azithromycin.
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