Safety and efficacy of alternative antibiotic regimens compared with 7 day injectable procaine benzylpenicillin and gentamicin for outpatient treatment of neonates and young infants with clinical signs of severe infection when referral is not possible: a randomised, open-label, equivalence trial

• Main Authors: Prof. Abdullah H Baqui, DrPH (Author), Prof. Samir K Saha, PhD (Author), A S M Nawshad Uddin Ahmed, FCPS (Author), Prof. Mohammad Shahidullah, FCPS (Author), Iftekhar Quasem, MBBS (Author), Daniel E Roth, PhD (Author), A K M Samsuzzaman, DCH (Author), Wazir Ahmed, DCH (Author), Prof. S M Shahnawaz Bin Tabib, FCPS (Author), Dipak K Mitra, PhD (Author), Nazma Begum, MA (Author), Maksuda Islam, BA (Author), Arif Mahmud, MBBS (Author), Mohammad Hefzur Rahman, MBBS (Author), Mamun Ibne Moin, MA (Author), Luke C Mullany, PhD (Author), Prof. Simon Cousens, PhD (Author), Shams El Arifeen, DrPH (Author), Stephen Wall, MD (Author), Neal Brandes, MA (Author), Prof. Mathuram Santosham, MD (Author), Prof. Robert E Black, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Severe infections remain one of the main causes of neonatal deaths worldwide. Possible severe infection is diagnosed in young infants (aged 0-59 days) according to the presence of one or more clinical signs. The recommended treatment is hospital admission with 7-10 days of injectable ant...