Early Use of Antibiotics Is Associated with a Lower Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm, Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Neomune-NeoNutriNet Cohort Study

To determine whether commencement of antibiotics within 3 postnatal days in preterm, very low birth weight infants (VLBW, ≤1500 g), is associated with the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - June 12, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Yanqi Li, Ren é Liang Shen, Adejumoke I. Ayede, Janet Berrington, Frank H. Bloomfield, Olubunmi O. Busari, Barbara E. Cormack, Nicholas D. Embleton, Johannes B. van Goudoever, Gorm Greisen, Zhongqian He, Yan Huang, Xiaodong Li, Hung-Chih Lin, Jiaping Mei Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research