Safety of Metronidazole in Late Pre-term and Term Infants with Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections

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Authors

Sarah Jane Commander · Duke Medical Center

Jamie Gao · Duke Medical Center

Erin K. Zinkhan · University of Utah

Gloria P. Heresi · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Sherry E. Courtney · University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Adrian Lavery · Loma Linda University

Ian M. Paul

Abstract

In a cohort of late pre-term and term infants with cIAIs, combination antibiotic therapy that included metronidazole was safe, and therapeutic success was high.

Topics & Keywords

Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Child and Adolescent Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volume 39, Issue 9, pp. e245-e248

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000002698

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