Early antibiotic use and incidence of necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm infants: a protocol for a UK based observational study using routinely recorded data
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065934
Abstract: Introduction Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) remains a major contributor to preterm mortality and morbidity. Prolonged duration of antibiotic therapy after delivery is associated with later NEC development but recent evidence suggests that absence of antibiotic treatment… read more here.
Keywords: early antibiotic; necrotising enterocolitis; preterm infants; use ... See more keywords