Validation of a simplified netilmicin dosage regimen in infants

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 474-479

  Klingenberg, Claus ^a   Småbrekke, Lars ^a   Lier, Tore ^a   Flægstad, Trond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLOXACILLIN; CREATININE; INDOMETACIN; METICILLIN; NETILMICIN;

AGE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CLOXACILLIN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFECTION; NETILMICIN;

EID: 4143061392     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410020613     Document Type: Article

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