Use and misuse of antibiotics in the neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 27-29

  Tzialla, C ^a   Borghesi, A ^a   Perotti, G F ^a   Garofoli, F ^a   Manzoni, P ^a,b   Stronati, M ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; LOS; NEC; Neonatal infection; Neonatal intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLOXACILLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG MISUSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTESTINE FLORA; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; MENINGITIS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84866122678     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.714987     Document Type: Article

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