Evaluation of duration of antibiotic therapy in neonatal bacterial meningitis: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 119-125

  Mathur, N B ^a   Kharod, Prarthana ^a   Kumar, Surinder ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Duration of antibiotics; Effectiveness; Meningitis; Treatment failure

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE AUDIOMETRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 84926459400     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmv002     Document Type: Article

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