AAP Press Release: The American Academy of Pediatrics offers new guidance on diagnosing and managing serious infections in infants born at less than 34 weeks gestation and those born at…
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REFERENCE: Timmy Ho, Madge E. Buus-Frank, Erika M. Edwards, Kate A. Morrow, Karla Ferrelli, Arjun Srinivasan, Daniel A. Pollock, Dmitry Dukhovny, John A.F. Zupancic, DeWayne M. Pursley, Roger F. Soll, Jeffrey D. Horbar. Adherence of Newborn-Specific Antibiotic Stewardship Programs to CDC Recommendations. Pediatrics, Dec 2018, 142 (6) e20174322; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-4322 BACKGROUND: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the Core…
REFERENCE: Jason P. Block, L. Charles Bailey, Matthew W. Gillman, Doug Lunsford, Matthew F.Daley, Ihuoma Eneli, Jonathan Finkelstein, William Heerman, Casie E. Horgan, Daniel S. Hsia, Melanie Jay, Goutham Rao, Juliane S. Reynolds, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Jessica L. Sturtevant, Sengwee Toh, Leonardo Trasande, Jessica Young, Christopher B. Forrest, on behalf of the PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group. Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children. Pediatrics, Dec 2018, 142 (6) e20180290; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-0290…
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Click here for the full article. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Management of asymptomatic infants ≥35 weeks’ gestation born to mothers with chorioamnionitis remains controversial, with many clinicians considering the need for…