A Randomized, Open Label, Clinical Trial of the Pharmacokinetics of Azithromycin Following a Single Dose of Azithromycin Sustained Release (2 Gram) or Commercial Azithromycin Tablet (500 mg) to Cancer Patients That Require Lung Surgery

Inclusion Criteria: Inclusion criteria were hospitalized subjects diagnosed with lung cancer that had consented to surgery requiring lung resection who had a life expectancy of \>6 months. Exclusion Criteria: Key exclusion criteria were antibiotic prophylaxis prior to surgery, diffuse, non-infectious lung disease, history of cigarette smoking of \>5 packs per year, patients with any infectious disease that required antibiotic therapy, administration of drugs known to interfere with azithromycin pharmacokinetics, and subjects on chemotherapy.