The use of polymyxins to treat carbapenem resistant infections in neonates and children

R Thomas, S Velaphi, S Ellis, AS Walker… - Expert opinion on …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The incidence of healthcare-associated multidrug resistant bacterial infections,
particularly due to carbapenem resistant organisms, has been on the rise globally. Among …

Global shortage of neonatal and paediatric antibiotic trials: rapid review

G Thompson, CI Barker, L Folgori, JA Bielicki… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives There have been few clinical trials (CTs) on antibiotics that inform neonatal and
paediatric drug labelling. The rate of unlicensed and off-label prescribing in paediatrics …

Tackling antimicrobial resistance in neonatal sepsis

L Folgori, SJ Ellis, JA Bielicki, PT Heath… - The Lancet Global …, 2017 - thelancet.com
The reduction of maternal and child mortality, which has halved worldwide in the past two
decades, is considered one of the greatest successes of the Millennium Development Goals …

Procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, resistin and the APTT waveform for the early diagnosis of serious bacterial infection and …

MJ Nielsen, P Baines, R Jennings, S Siner… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objective Bacterial Infections remains a leading cause of death in the Paediatric Intensive
Care Unit (PICU). In this era of rising antimicrobial resistance, new tools are needed to guide …

Antimicrobial stewardship in children: more shadows than lights?

C Tersigni, E Venturini, C Montagnani… - Expert review of anti …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The aim of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of antimicrobial
stewardship (AMS) programmes in the pediatric population in improving clinical outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of five paediatric dosing guidelines for antibiotics

S Mathur, C Jackson, H Urus, I Ziarko… - Bulletin of the World …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To compare dosing guidance in the paediatric formularies of high-and middle-
income countries for 32 commonly prescribed antibiotics on the World Health Organization's …

Evaluating safety reporting in paediatric antibiotic trials, 2000–2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Pansa, Y Hsia, J Bielicki, I Lutsar, AS Walker… - Drugs, 2018 - Springer
Background There are very few options to treat multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in
children. A major barrier is the duration and complexity of regulatory trials of new antibiotics …

Developing consensus on clinical outcomes for children with mild pneumonia: A Delphi Study

TA Florin, J Melnikow, M Gosdin… - Journal of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background The absence of consensus for outcomes in pediatric antibiotic trials is a major
barrier to research harmonization and clinical translation. We sought to develop expert …

Safety and efficacy of tigecycline to treat multidrug-resistant infections in pediatrics: an evidence synthesis

M Sharland, KA Rodvold, HR Tucker… - The Pediatric …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: The need for antimicrobial therapies effective against multidrug resistant
organisms for children remains unmet. Tigecycline shows antibacterial activity across a …

What can we do about antimicrobial resistance?

I Mack, J Bielicki - The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Antimicrobial resistance is of global concern, and preserving the ability of many
antimicrobials to kill disease-causing bacteria is likely to become more challenging over …