Empirical antimicrobial therapy for late-onset sepsis in a neonatal unit with high prevalence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus

Empirical antimicrobial therapy for late-onset sepsis in a neonatal unit with high prevalence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare two different empiric treatments for late-onset neonatal sepsis, vancomycin and oxacillin, in a neonatal intensive care unit with a high prevalence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in an neonatal inte...

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Main Authors: Roberta Maia de Castro Romanelli, Lêni Márcia Anchieta, Ana Carolina Bueno e Silva, Lenize Adriana de Jesus, Viviane Rosado, Wanessa Trindade Clemente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755716300237

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