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

• Main Authors: Gaboury Isabelle (Author), Toye Baldwin (Author), Slinger Robert (Author), Roth Virginia (Author), Lawrence Sarah L (Author), Lemyre Brigitte (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...