The impact of early empirical antibiotics treatment on clinical outcome of very preterm infants: a nationwide multicentre study in China

The impact of early empirical antibiotics treatment on clinical outcome of very preterm infants: a nationwide multicentre study in China

Abstract Background Infants with rule-out infections are responsible for the majority of empirical antibiotics treatment (EAT) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), particularly very preterm infants (VPIs). Antibiotic overuse has been linked to adverse outcomes. There is a paucity of data on the...

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Main Authors: Yao Zhu, Qing Yang, Fan Wu, Jian Mao, Ling Liu, Rong Zhang, Wei Shen, Lixia Tang, Yanmei Chang, Xiuzhen Ye, Yinping Qiu, Li Ma, Rui Cheng, Hui Wu, Dongmei Chen, Zhi Zheng, Xiaomei Tong, Xinzhu Lin, on behalf of the Chinese Multicenter EUGR Collaborative Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Empirical antibiotics treatment
Very preterm infants
Weight growth velocity
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-023-01414-x

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