Shorter Course of Antibiotics for Early Onset Sepsis as Safe as Longer Course
Shorter Course of Antibiotics for Early Onset Sepsis as Safe as Longer Course https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jessica Nye, PhD https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/JNye_glasses.pngDiscontinuing empirical antibiotic therapy for early-onset sepsis (EOS) at 24 hours had a similar safety profile as the standard 48-hour treatment course. “In the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), we have data to show that each additional day of unnecessary antibiotics leads to adverse side effects, both short term while in the NICU and some…