Impact of early antibiotic exposure on the risk of colonization with potential pathogens in very preterm infants: a retrospective cohort analysis

Impact of early antibiotic exposure on the risk of colonization with potential pathogens in very preterm infants: a retrospective cohort analysis

Abstract Background Sepsis is one of the most important complications in preterm infants. For this reason, most preterm infants receive antibiotics during their first postnatal week. Since 2013, a weekly colonization screening has been installed in German neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), inclu...

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Main Authors: Caren Bubser, Jan Liese, Lina Maria Serna-Higuita, Andreas Müller, Matthias Vochem, Jörg Arand, Ulrich Karck, Maximilian Gross, Christian F. Poets, Christoph Härtel, Michael Zemlin, Christian Gille, Natascha Köstlin-Gille
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
MDRO
Early antibiotic exposure
Preterm infants
Dysbiosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01110-1

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