Journal of tropical pediatrics · 2010
Ten days vs. 14 days antibiotic therapy in culture-proven neonatal sepsis.
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Gathwala Geeta, Sindwani Arvind, Singh Jagjit, Choudhry Ojasvini, Chaudhary Uma
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BACKGROUND: There are no evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of neonatal sepsis although standard text books recommend 14 days of antibiotics for blood culture-proven neonatal sepsis.
OBJECTIVE: The present study compared the effectiveness of a 10-day course of antibiotic therapy with the conventional 14-day course in blood culture-proven neonatal sepsis.
METHODS: Infants ≥ 32 weeks and ≥ 1.5 kg weight with blood culture-proven sepsis were randomized to either 10-day (study group) or 14-day (control group) therapy on Day 7 of appropriate antibiotic therapy, if they were in clinical remission and were C-Reactive Protein (CRP) negative. The primary outcome was treatment failure within 28 days defined by either positive CRP or positive blood culture or clinical relapse.
RESULTS: The baseline characteristics were comparable between the two groups. There was one treatment failure in each group. The duration of hospital stay was significantly shorter in the 10-day treatment group.
CONCLUSION: Ten-day antibiotic therapy is as effective as 14-day therapy in blood culture-proven neonatal sepsis, if the infant has achieved clinical remission by Day 7 of therapy.
OBJECTIVE: The present study compared the effectiveness of a 10-day course of antibiotic therapy with the conventional 14-day course in blood culture-proven neonatal sepsis.
METHODS: Infants ≥ 32 weeks and ≥ 1.5 kg weight with blood culture-proven sepsis were randomized to either 10-day (study group) or 14-day (control group) therapy on Day 7 of appropriate antibiotic therapy, if they were in clinical remission and were C-Reactive Protein (CRP) negative. The primary outcome was treatment failure within 28 days defined by either positive CRP or positive blood culture or clinical relapse.
RESULTS: The baseline characteristics were comparable between the two groups. There was one treatment failure in each group. The duration of hospital stay was significantly shorter in the 10-day treatment group.
CONCLUSION: Ten-day antibiotic therapy is as effective as 14-day therapy in blood culture-proven neonatal sepsis, if the infant has achieved clinical remission by Day 7 of therapy.