What The Study Did: This observational study examined the risk of cardiovascular death and sudden cardiac death associated with use of the antibiotic azithromycin compared with amoxicillin.
Authors: Jonathan G. Zaroff, M.D., of Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.8199)
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