Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed medications in neonatal intensive care units
(NICUs) worldwide. 1 Point prevalence surveys demonstrate that the percent of hospitalized …

Background Antibiotic overuse in neonates is associated with adverse outcomes. Data are
limited to guide antibiotic stewardship in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Our …

Antibiotics are invaluable in the management of neonatal infections. However, overuse or
misuse of antibiotics in neonates has been associated with adverse outcomes, including …

Antibiotic stewardship aims to ensure that clinicians administer the right antibiotics, to the
right patients, for the right reasons. These principles are being widely applied in medical …

Antibiotic stewardship has become a high priority in neonatal intensive care units (NICU)
given the low incidence of cultureproven infection coupled with a greater understanding of …

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doi. org/10.21037/tp-20-134 strategy aimed at decreasing antibiotic exposure was safely …

Antimicrobial stewardship efforts benefit the individual and the community by improving
patientspecific outcomes as well as decreasing the overall burden of antimicrobial …

Background Antimicrobial stewardship programs potentially lead to appropriate antibiotic
use, yet the optimal approach for neonates is uncertain. Such a program was implemented …

Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed medications in neonatal intensive care units
(NICUs). 1 There is increasing evidence that inappropriate or excessive use of antibiotics in …

The introduction of oxygen therapy was in many ways a panacea for clinicians caring for
preterm infants in the early 20th century. These pediatricians (the term “neonatologist” was …