Oral azithromycin given during labour decreases bacterial carriage in the mothers and their offspring: a double-blind randomized trial A. Roca, C. Oluwalana, A. Bojang, B. Camara, B. Kampmann, R. Bailey, A. Demba, C. Bottomley, U. D'Alessandro Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 22, Issue 6, Pages 565.e1-565.e9 (June 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.03.005 Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Trial profile. Abbreviations: nb, Newborns; m, Mothers; NPSn, nasopharyngeal swabs collected from newborns; NPSm, nasopharyngeal swabs collected from mothers; BM, breast milk samples collected; VS, vaginal swabs collected. Some participants were still present until follow up but their samples were missed in some of the visits. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 565.e1-565.e9DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2016.03.005) Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Bacterial carriage of Staphylococcus aureus, group B streptococci (GBS) and Streptococcus pneumoniae in the different study time points for the azithromycin (AZI) and placebo groups. (a) Newborn nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS); (b) Maternal NPS; (c) Breast milk sample. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 565.e1-565.e9DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2016.03.005) Copyright © 2016 The Authors Terms and Conditions