Melatonin as an adjuvant therapy in preterm infants with neonatal sepsis, randomized trial

• Main Authors: Zeinab A. El-Kabbany (Author), Ola G. El-Farghali (Author), Soha M. Khafagy (Author), Hebatallah A. Shaaban (Author), Heba H. A. Osman (Author), Mohamed H. Metwally (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Neonatal sepsis (NS) is a systemic uncontrolled inflammatory response to an infectious agent, resulting in oxidative stress. Melatonin antioxidant and free radical scavenger proved to be safe in neonates. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of melatonin as adjuvant thera...