Cloxacillin versus vancomycin for presumed late-onset sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the impact upon outcome of coagulase negative staphylococcal bacteremia: a retrospective cohort study

• Autori principali: Gaboury Isabelle (Autore), Toye Baldwin (Autore), Slinger Robert (Autore), Roth Virginia (Autore), Lawrence Sarah L (Autore), Lemyre Brigitte (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Coagulase negative staphylococcus (CONS) is the main cause of late-onset sepsis in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). Although CONS rarely causes fulminant sepsis, vancomycin is frequently used as empiric therapy. Indiscriminate u...