Practice Summary of Antimicrobial Therapy for Commonly Encountered Conditions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Canadian Perspective

• Main Authors: Joseph Y. Ting (Author), Julie Autmizguine (Author), Michael S. Dunn (Author), Julie Choudhury (Author), Julie Blackburn (Author), Shikha Gupta-Bhatnagar (Author), Katrin Assen (Author), Julie Emberley (Author), Sarah Khan (Author), Jessica Leung (Author), Grace J. Lin (Author), Destiny Lu-Cleary (Author), Frances Morin (Author), Lindsay L. Richter (Author), Isabelle Viel-Thériault (Author), Ashley Roberts (Author), Kyong-soon Lee (Author), Erik D. Skarsgard (Author), Joan Robinson (Author), Prakesh S. Shah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Neonates are highly susceptible to infections owing to their immature cellular and humoral immune functions, as well the need for invasive devices. There is a wide practice variation in the choice and duration of antimicrobial treatment, even for relatively common conditions in the NICU, attributed...