Prophylactic Antibiotics in Measles

Summary

Objective It is the objective to test whether the use of prophylactic antibiotics in measles infection will reduce the incidence of post-measles pneumonia and/or admissions to hospital with 50%. The possible impact on other complications of severe measles will also be measured.

Timeline

Start

1998-01

Primary completion

2001-10

Completion

2001-10

Publications

• Garly ML, Bale C, Martins CL, Whittle HC, Nielsen J, Lisse IM, Aaby P. Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent pneumonia and other complications after measles: community based randomised double blind placebo controlled trial in Guinea-Bissau. BMJ. 2006 Dec 16;333(7581):1245. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38989.684178.AE. Epub 2006 Oct 23.

Drugs

Indications