Comparison of ampicillin plus gentamicin vs. penicillin plus gentamicin in empiric treatment of neonates at risk of early onset sepsis

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 665-672

  Metsvaht, T ^a   Ilmoja, M L ^b   Parm, Ü ^c   Maipuu, L ^a   Merila, M ^a   Lutsar, I ^c  

^a TARTU UNIVERSITY CLINICS   (Estonia)

^b TALLINN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Ampicillin; Antibiotic; Early onset; Neonatal sepsis; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; KIDNEY FAILURE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGE OF ONSET; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTESTINES; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; PENICILLINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950265336     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01687.x     Document Type: Article

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