Restrictive Use of Empirical Antibiotics Is Associated with Improved Short Term Outcomes in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Single Center, Retrospective Cohort Study from China

Restrictive Use of Empirical Antibiotics Is Associated with Improved Short Term Outcomes in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Single Center, Retrospective Cohort Study from China

Antibiotics are essential for treating neonatal sepsis, but abuse or inappropriate use of antibiotics have harmful adverse effects. The inappropriate use of antibiotics has led to the significant increase in bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The aim of th...

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Main Authors: Meiyan Chu, Jing Lin, Mingjie Wang, Zhengchang Liao, Chuanding Cao, Ming Hu, Ying Ding, Yang Liu, Shaojie Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
antibiotics
antibiotic stewardship
very low birth weight infant
neonatal sepsis
China
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/4/741

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