In their Article in The Lancet Global Health, Michael Marks and colleagues¹ compare the efficacy of low-dose azithromycin (20 mg/kg) versus standard-dose azithromycin (30 mg/kg) for the treatment of yaws. The lower dose of azithromycin is commonly used for trachoma elimination and, since yaws and trachoma are co-endemic in several regions,² mass treatment with low-dose azithromycin could also aid yaws eradication. If a low-dose azithromycin treatment is as effective against yaws as standard-dose azithromycin, yaws eradication programmes can expect a considerable cost saving.

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低剂量与标准剂量阿奇霉素治疗偏航

Michael Marks及其同事在《柳叶刀全球健康》（The Lancet Global Health）^一文中比较了低剂量阿奇霉素（20 mg / kg）与标准剂量阿奇霉素（30 mg / kg）治疗偏航的功效。较低剂量的阿奇霉素通常用于消除沙眼，并且由于偏航和沙眼在几个地区是共同流行的，因此低剂量阿奇霉素的^2种大规模治疗也可以帮助根除偏航。如果低剂量阿奇霉素治疗对偏航的效果与标准剂量阿奇霉素一样，则根除偏航计划可望节省大量成本。