324
Participants
Start Date
February 16, 2021
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2021
Study Completion Date
October 4, 2021
Azithromycin capsule (Zithromax, Pfizer) (250 mg)
Azithromycin, a second generation macrolide, broad-spectrum antibacterial that stops bacterial growth by inhibiting protein synthesis and translation, treating bacterial infections Azithromycin has additional immunomodulatory effects and has been used in chronic respiratory inflammatory diseases for this purpose. .Azithromycin has been beneficial in the treatment of influenza and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and recently has shown to be effective against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) when used in combination with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine.
Placebo
A treatment that has no active properties
Cairo University, Cairo
Cairo University, Giza
Cairo University
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