title: Use of azithromycin ophthalmic solution in the treatment of chronic mixed anterior blepharitis.
abstract: We tested the efficacy of azithromycin ophthalmic solution for the treatment of chronic mixed anterior blepharitis. The findings suggest that patients with chronic mixed anterior blepharitis can be more effectively treated with azithromycin ophthalmic solution than erythromycin ophthalmic ointment. Patients treated with azithromycin ophthalmic solution show an extraordinary clinical response with shorter treatment duration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Loyola University at Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA. tjcornea@gmail.com
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Ami A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000187:drug effects*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001762:Blepharitis / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D004917:Erythromycin; D017963:Azithromycin