Acknowledgements
The LAKANA Trial team would like to thank all national and local leaders in Mali who are facilitating trial activities and the children and their families who have participated in the trial to date. The authors gratefully acknowledge the work and dedication of all study staff at all participating sites. The authors thank Pfizer Inc. for donating azithromycin and placebo. The authors appreciate the support and guidance of the DSMB members, Dr. Robert Black (chair), Dr. Julia Bielicki, Dr. Alassane Dicko, Dr. Queen Dube, and Dr. Paul Milligan. The authors would like to thank the TAG members, Dr. Tom Lietman (chair), Dr. Anthony Solomon, and Dr. Karen Kotloff, for their guidance on trial implementation.