6 нояб. 2024 г. · Macrolides (erythromycin, clarithromycin, and azithromycin) are preferred for the treatment of pertussis.

2 апр. 2024 г. · Healthcare providers generally treat whooping cough with antibiotics. There are several antibiotics available for treatment.

30 окт. 2024 г. · Several antibiotics are available to treat pertussis. The most popular are azithromycin, clarithromycin and erythromycin.

23 янв. 2015 г. · Antibiotics · Early antibiotics reduce infectious period to five days but are unlikely to alter the duration of cough. · There is currently ...

Some healthcare and nursery workers may be given antibiotics within 3 weeks of the cough starting. Antibiotics may not reduce symptoms.

Azithromycin 10 mg/kg oral daily for 5 days. Children who cannot swallow tablets: Clarithromycin liquid 7.5 mg/kg/dose (max 500 mg) oral BD for 7 days.

6 дней назад · If you are given azithromycin antibiotics, isolate for 2 full days (48 hours) from when you took your first dose. If you are given another type ...

Doctors treat whooping cough with antibiotics. It's thought that antibiotics work best to shorten the length of the infection when people take them early in the ...

Antibiotics kill the bacteria causing whooping cough and help speed recovery. Exposed family members may be given preventive antibiotics.