Evidence behind the WHO guidelines: Hospital care for children: For young infants with suspected necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), what is the effectiveness of different parenteral antibiotic regimens in preventing progression and sequelae?

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 373-378

  Tickell, David ^a   Duke, Trevor ^b  

^a BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78649537938     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq110     Document Type: Review

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