Once daily dose gentamicin in neonates - Is our dosing correct?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1100-1105

  Serane, Tiroumourougane V ^a   Zengeya, Stanley ^d   Penford, Gemma ^d   Cooke, Jane ^b   Khanna, Gitika ^c   McGregor Colman, Elle ^d  

^a Affiliated to Bharath University   (India)

^b PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gentamicin; Neonates; Nephrotoxicity; Once daily dose; Ototoxicity

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; OTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUDIOMETRY; CREATININE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAEMOPHILUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 66749180424     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01297.x     Document Type: Article

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