• PLoS medicine · Jun 2018

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    Antibiotic prophylaxis-Preventing severe infections and saving lives in poor countries with very high mortality risk.

    • Keith P Klugman and Rasa Izadnegahdar.
    • Pneumonia Program Strategy Team, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
    • PLoS Med. 2018 Jun 1; 15 (6): e1002594e1002594.

    AbstractIn a Perspective, Keith P. Klugman and Rasa Izadnegahdar from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation discuss the potentials and risks of antibiotic prophylaxis interventions for infectious disease outbreaks in rural regions, such as sub-Saharan Africa with very high mortality rates, when primary prophylactic vaccination programs are not yet available.

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