To the Editor: In their article describing an outbreak of Bordetella pertussis infection, Spearing and colleagues report an adult contact who was infected with B. pertussis and was treated with roxithromycin.1 In our experience, this is common practice in Australia, where roxithromycin is a frequently used macrolide antibiotic.
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Correspondence:
- 1. Spearing NM, Horvath RL, McCormack JG. Pertussis: adults as a source in healthcare settings. Med J Aust 2002; 177: 568-569.
- 2. Lebel MH, Mehra S. Efficacy and safety of clarithromycin versus erythromycin for the treatment of pertussis: a prospective, randomized, single blind trial. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2001; 1149-1154.
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