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Journal club: Azithromycin and increased mycobacterial infections in cystic fibrosis patients

1 Dec, 11 | by BMJ Group

In this inaugural Thorax journal club podcast, Jennifer Quint (Thorax’s journal club editor) talks to Dr Andres Floto (University of Cambridge) about how he’s confirmed long-term use of azithromycin in cystic fibrosis patients can lead to increased nontuberculous mycobacteria infections. Having recently had this work published in the Journal of Clinical Investigations, Dr Floto also explains the underlying machanism he identified for this.

See also:
Azithromycin blocks autophagy and may predispose cystic fibrosis patients to mycobacterial infection

Journal club: Azithromycin and increased mycobacterial infections in cystic fibrosis patients [8:18m]:

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