Empiric antibiotic prescribing practices for gram-positive coverage of late-onset sepsis in neonatal intensive care units in North America
Late-onset sepsis (LOS) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) causes significant morbidity and mortality, yet guidance on empiric management is limited. We surveyed NICUs across Canada and the United States regarding their empiric antimicrobial regimens for LOS, thereby identifying large practice variations and high rates of empiric vancomycin use.
Authors
- Kathryn Timberlake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1445-9053)
- Sandra Isabel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7277-4150)
- Sarah Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1589-6634)
- Pablo J. Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2437-1247)
- Michelle Science (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2855-8570)
- David Kaufman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1225-2657)
- Dara Petel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2067-0223)
- Joseph Ting (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5246-8823)
- Jim Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8842-2181)
- Kyong‐Soon Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5193-8937)
Institutions
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
- University of Virginia (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.176
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17