Effect of Antibiotic Use Within First 48 Hours of Life on the Preterm Infant Microbiome: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
rct · Level II
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.4916 and PMC identifier 7670395.
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Abstract
This randomized clinical trial investigates whether withholding the standard 48 hours of intravenous empirical antibiotics immediately after birth in preterm infants protects the developing microbiome and improves clinical outcomes.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
- Infant, Premature