1439 REDUCING DURATION OF ANTIBIOTIC USE IN NEWBORNS

Autor:	James Todd, Gerald B. Merenstein, Harvey M. Reich, Edwara N Squire, Blaise E Favara
Rok vydání:	1981
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class business.industry Antibiotics Urine Tracheal aspirate medicine.disease Unnecessary Therapy Surgery Pneumonia Catheter Internal medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Culture negative Antibiotic use business
Zdroj:	Pediatric Research. 15:683-683
ISSN:	1530-0447 0031-3998
DOI:	10.1203/00006450-198104001-01468
Popis:	Newborns are often tested, then treated for presumptive bacterial infection. Inconclusive results may perpetuate unnecessary therapy. We studied 123 neonates prospectively evaluated for infection. Complete physical examinations including pneumatic otoscopy as well as chest radiographs were performed on all patients. Of 11 screening tests, only WBC, absolute band count, and CRP showed statistical differences (p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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