Comparison of two antibiotic regimens for neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 421-429

  Scheifele, David W ^a   Ginter, Gordean L ^a   Olsen, Edna ^a   Fussell, Susan ^a   Pendray, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

CLOSTRIDIUM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG MIXTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LARGE INTESTINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PERITONEUM; PERITONITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; THERAPY;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEFOTAXIME; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0023230460     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/20.3.421     Document Type: Article

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