Improved pathogen detection in neonatal sepsis to boost antibiotic stewardship

Future Microbiol. 2020 May:15:461-464. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2019-0334. Epub 2020 May 7.

Authors

F M Keij^{1

2}, R F Kornelisse¹, G A Tramper-Stranders^{1

2}, K Allegaert^{3

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Erasmus MC- Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
² Department of Pediatrics, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Development & Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Pharmaceutical & Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 32378967
DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2019-0334

No abstract available

Keywords: antibiotic stewardship; blood culture; molecular diagnostics; neonatal infection.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Antimicrobial Stewardship* / methods
Bacteria / classification
Bacteria / drug effects*
Bacteria / genetics
Bacteria / isolation & purification*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Neonatal Sepsis / diagnosis*
Neonatal Sepsis / drug therapy*
Neonatal Sepsis / microbiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents