Evaluating the duration of post-discontinuation therapeutic ampicillin exposures in preterm infants
Many preterm infants experience therapeutic exposures at least 24 h after the final ampicillin dose. Shorter courses could be considered.
Authors
- Michael J. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7623-0043)
- K C Wade
- Daniel González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5522-5686)
- Ryan Kilpatrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1059-2401)
- Daniel K. Benjamin Jr
- Rachel G. Greenberg
- Matthew Laughon
- Jennifer Le
- Angelique E. Boutzoukas
- Kanecia O. Zimmerman
- Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez
- Melissa Babilonia-Rosa
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Tufts University (US)
- NetApp (United States) (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Clinical Research Institute (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Philadelphia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Perinatology
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-026-02600-5
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00