I have read that azithromycin has, in addition to its antibacterial properties, some beneficial anti-viral properties in “conditioning” the host (i.e., human) cell response.
Bacterial stasis is a good thing! But—
If bacterial stasis was the only reason for the azithromycin, why not use the many other antibacterials that are available for bacterial infection, like amoxicillin or cipro?
Zithromax is a label name for azithromycin. It is more active than other antibiotics against pneumococcal bacteria and bacterial flu strains, in particular Haemophilus influenzae, H. parainfluenzae. Viral infections like CV and other respiratory virus weaken the system and open the door for bacterial infections. Antibiotics fall in to specific categories of antibacterial effectiveness and into wide spectrum effectiveness. Some are better than others against specific bacterial strains.