Comparison of antibiotic regimens in preterm premature rupture of membranes: neonatal morbidity and 2-year follow-up of neurologic outcome

Autor: Jong-Hwa Kim, Jung-Sun Kim, Kylie Hae-Jin Chang, Hyun Joo Kim, Suk-Joo Choi, Soo-young Oh, Hee Joon Yu, Cheong-Rae Roh, Jeehun Lee
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: The journal of maternal-fetalneonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians. 30(18)
ISSN: 1476-4954
Popis: The objective of this study was to compare neonatal morbidity and neurologic outcome at 2 years between groups treated with antibiotics regimens consisting clarithromycin and erythromycin in preterm premature rupture of the membranes (pPROM) patients delivered before 32 weeks of gestation.This was a retrospective study comparing neonatal morbidity as primary outcome measures and the neurological outcome at 2 years as secondary outcome.A total of 166 women were included: 80 treated with erythromycin and 86 treated with clarithromycin. The median gestational age at delivery was greater in clarithromycin group (p = 0.005). There was no significant difference in latency (p = 0.77). The incidence of histological chorioamnionitis was significantly lower in clarithromycin group (p = 0.004). By multivariable analysis adjusting confounding variables, the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and intraventricular hemorrhage (≥Grade 3) was lower in clarithromycin group (BPD; OR 0.34, 95% CI [0.13-0.90]), IVH; OR 0.23, 95% CI [0.06-0.91], respectively). Other morbidities and neurologic outcome at 2 years' corrected age showed no statistically significant difference between two groups.We suggest that clarithromycin-based regimen may be worth considering as an alternative choice of erythromycin in pPROM patients.
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