Inadequate use of antibiotics and increase in neonatal sepsis caused by resistant bacteria related to health care assistance: a systematic review

ConclusionsDespite their low-quality evidence, the studies demonstrated the association between inadequate use of ATM and increase of neonatal resistant bacterial HAI in neonatal units. However, there is significant difficulty in conducting high-quality studies in this population due to ethical issues tied to randomized trials. Therefore, new studies should be encouraged to recommend adequate treatment of newborns without increasing the risk of HAI by multidrug-resistant bacteria.
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research