Background Infants are frequently exposed to antibiotics (AB) in the first week of life for
suspected bacterial infections. Little is known about the effect of AB on the developing …

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

To provide an overview of the global, regional, and national incidence and mortality of
neonatal sepsis and other neonatal infections (NS) and their change trends from 1990 to …

Objectives: We aimed to implement our Smart Use of Antibiotics Program to ensure the
proper use of antimicrobials, improve patient care and outcomes, and reduce the risks of …

Background: The epidemiology of neonatal early-onset sepsis (EOS) has changed with time
and with changes in prevention strategy. Population-representative contemporary data …

We usually refer to the critical period for intestinal flora establishment as infancy because the
infant gut microbiota is characterized by low diversity and poor stability compared with that of …

There is growing interest in the Kaiser early-onset sepsis (EOS) risk calculator though
institutions are hesitant to deviate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

Introduction: Greater prescribing of antibiotics to infants has coincided with an epidemic of
allergic disease. Through meta-analytic synthesis, accumulating evidence from prospective …

With the rapid growth of the field of pediatric antimicrobial stewardship, there has been a
marked increase in the establishment of programs dedicated to this specialty. Shared …

The investigation on antibiotic stewardship in neonatal intensive care unit in China is scarce.
This study aimed to analyze the effect of a comprehensive 2-year antibiotic stewardship in a …