Mass azithromycin distribution and antibiotic resistance in the gut and nasopharynx: a cluster-randomized trial

Thuy Doan, Daisy Yan, Ahmed M. Arzika, Amza Abdou, Ramatou Maliki, Bawa Aichatou, Ismael Mamane Bello, Diallo Beidi, Nasser Galo, Naser Harouna, Alio M. Karamba, Sani Mahamadou, Moustapha Abarchi, Almou Ibrahim, Lina Zhong, Cindi Chen, YuHeng Liu, Danny Yu, Thomas Abraham, Angela S. Cheng, Brittany Peterson, Catherine E. Oldenburg, Travis C. Porco, Benjamin F. Arnold, Armin Hinterwirth, Elodie Lebas, Kieran S. O’Brien, Thomas M. Lietman

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DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04217-9
Published: 2026-03
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Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41591-026-04217-9,
  title = {Mass azithromycin distribution and antibiotic resistance in the gut and nasopharynx: a cluster-randomized trial},
  author = {Thuy Doan and Daisy Yan and Ahmed M. Arzika and Amza Abdou and Ramatou Maliki and Bawa Aichatou and Ismael Mamane Bello and Diallo Beidi and Nasser Galo and Naser Harouna and Alio M. Karamba and Sani Mahamadou and Moustapha Abarchi and Almou Ibrahim and Lina Zhong and Cindi Chen and YuHeng Liu and Danny Yu and Thomas Abraham and Angela S. Cheng and Brittany Peterson and Catherine E. Oldenburg and Travis C. Porco and Benjamin F. Arnold and Armin Hinterwirth and Elodie Lebas and Kieran S. O’Brien and Thomas M. Lietman},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature Medicine},
  doi = {10.1038/s41591-026-04217-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04217-9}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Mass azithromycin distribution and antibiotic resistance in the gut and nasopharynx: a cluster-randomized trial
AU  - Thuy Doan
AU  - Daisy Yan
AU  - Ahmed M. Arzika
AU  - Amza Abdou
AU  - Ramatou Maliki
AU  - Bawa Aichatou
AU  - Ismael Mamane Bello
AU  - Diallo Beidi
AU  - Nasser Galo
AU  - Naser Harouna
AU  - Alio M. Karamba
AU  - Sani Mahamadou
AU  - Moustapha Abarchi
AU  - Almou Ibrahim
AU  - Lina Zhong
AU  - Cindi Chen
AU  - YuHeng Liu
AU  - Danny Yu
AU  - Thomas Abraham
AU  - Angela S. Cheng
AU  - Brittany Peterson
AU  - Catherine E. Oldenburg
AU  - Travis C. Porco
AU  - Benjamin F. Arnold
AU  - Armin Hinterwirth
AU  - Elodie Lebas
AU  - Kieran S. O’Brien
AU  - Thomas M. Lietman
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature Medicine
DO  - 10.1038/s41591-026-04217-9
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Doan, T., Yan, D., Arzika, A. M., Abdou, A., Maliki, R., Aichatou, B., Bello, I. M., Beidi, D., Galo, N., Harouna, N., Karamba, A. M., Mahamadou, S., Abarchi, M., Ibrahim, A., Zhong, L., Chen, C., Liu, Y., Yu, D., Abraham, T., Cheng, A. S., Peterson, B., Oldenburg, C. E., Porco, T. C., Arnold, B. F., Hinterwirth, A., Lebas, E., O’Brien, K. S., & Lietman, T. M. (2026). Mass azithromycin distribution and antibiotic resistance in the gut and nasopharynx: a cluster-randomized trial. Nature Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04217-9

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