Low-dose vancomycin prophylaxis reduces coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteraemia in very low birthweight infants

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 297-303

  Cooke, R W I ^a   Nycyk, J A ^a   Okuonghuae, H ^a   Shah, V ^a   Damjanovic, V ^a   Hart, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Coagulase negative staphylococci; Randomized controlled trial; Vancomycin; Very low birthweight

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0031469298     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(97)90146-8     Document Type: Article

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