WASHINGTON — Newborns exposed to azithromycin in the first 6 weeks of life have a significantly increased risk of developing hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, a new study suggests. "Practitioners must ...

(HealthDay News) — New research supports previous findings that erythromycin can increase the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS). The research also indicates that azithromycin is ...

Oral azithromycin or erythromycin use may increase risk for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS), particularly with exposure in the first 2 weeks of life, according to findings from a ...

Mass distribution of azithromycin to children 1 to 59 months of age has been shown to reduce childhood all-cause mortality in some sub-Saharan African regions, with the largest reduction seen among ...

The commonly used antibiotic azithromycin is not linked to an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia, an often life-threatening rapid, irregular heartbeat, according to a large study. The commonly ...