Evaluating the Use of Neonatal Colonization Screening for Empiric Antibiotic Therapy of Sepsis and Pneumonia

• Main Authors: Alisa Bär (Author), Sabina Schmitt-Grohé (Author), Jürgen Held (Author), Julia Lubig (Author), Gregor Hanslik (Author), Fabian B. Fahlbusch (Author), Heiko Reutter (Author), Joachim Woelfle (Author), Adriana van der Donk (Author), Maria Schleier (Author), Tobias Hepp (Author), Patrick Morhart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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(1) Background: Since 2013, weekly screening for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative (MDRGN) bacteria has been performed in German neonatal intensive care units (NICU). National guidelines recommend considering these colonization analyses for antibiotic treatment regimens. Our retrospective single cen...