Antibiotics and Babies

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Reviewed July 2009

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Title:   Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Women, men and children of all ages can be colonized with Group B streptococcus (GBS) bacteria without having any symptoms; bacteria are particularly found in the gastrointestinal tract, vagina and urethra. This is the situation in both developed and de...
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Prophylactic anti-staphylococcal antibiotics for cystic fibrosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cystic fibrosis blocks the airways with mucus and causes frequent respiratory infections, which may lead to death from breathing failure. People with cystic fibrosis are sometimes given antibiotics regularly in an attempt to prevent infections. However,...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Pneumococcal disease: what you need to know - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Pneumococcal disease refers to illness caused by infection with the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (sometimes shortened to Strep. pneumoniae).
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Prophylactic systemic antibiotics to reduce morbidity and mortality in neonates with central venous catheters
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Central venous lines (long plastic tubes that have their tip ending in the big veins near the heart through which medicine and fluid can be given) are used in some newborn babies, particularly those that have been born too early or who are very sick. Ba...
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Short-course versus long-course antibiotic therapy for non-severe community-acquired pneumonia in children aged 2 months to 59 months
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pneumonia is a major cause of mortality in children under five years of age. Treatment of pneumonia requires the use of an effective antibiotic in adequate doses for an appropriate duration. In most cases, treatment ranges between 7 and 14 days, but thi...
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Intraventricular antibiotics for bacterial meningitis in neonates
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Infection of the membranes and the fluid surrounding the brain (meningitis) and of the fluid filled spaces in the brain (ventriculitis) may be caused by bacteria, especially gram negative bacteria. This type of infection is difficult to eradicate using ...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce morbidity and mortality in neonates with umbilical artery catheters
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is not enough evidence from randomised trials to either support or refute the routine use of preventive antibiotics in newborn babies with umbilical artery catheters. Sick newborn babies occasionally require the insertion of an umbilical artery ca...
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce morbidity and mortality in ventilated newborn infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is insufficient evidence from randomised trials to either support or refute the routine use of preventive antibiotics in newborn babies with breathing tubes in place. Newborn babies occasionally require a tube in the windpipe to help them breathe....
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Antibiotics for gonorrhoea in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a bacteria transmitted (passed) during sex, causing an infection in the genital area. Pregnant women with gonorrhoea may pass the infection to babies during birth. This can affect the baby's eyesight, causing blindness. The revi...
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Antibiotics for bronchiolitis in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Most cases are thought to be caused by a virus called Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). It is the most common reason for hospitalisation in babies under the age of six months. Despite its viral cause, antibiotics are prescribed in 34 to 99% of cases. T...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Antibiotics for treating bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Antibiotics during pregnancy for overgrowth of abnormal bacteria in the birth canal does not reduce the risk of babies being born too early....
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Enteral antibiotics for preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in low birthweight or preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious disease that affects the bowel in the first few weeks of life. The cause is unknown but milk feeding and bacteria may contribute. NEC is more common in preterm babies, possibly because of reduced immunity. Or...
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Antibiotic regimens for suspected late onset sepsis in newborn infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Antibiotics for newborn infants that might have blood infections when more than 48 hours old. Blood infection (sepsis) can make newborn infants seriously ill or even kill them. Sepsis in newborns more than 48 hours old is called late onset neonatal seps...
Date:   Mar 2005
Title:   Antibiotics for preterm rupture of membranes
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies born too soon are more likely to suffer ill health in the early days and sometimes throughout life. Early labour and birth (before 37 weeks) may be due to undetected infection. The review found that certain antibiotics given to women, when their ...
Date:   Aug 2004
Title:   Prophylactic versus selective antibiotics for term newborn infants of mothers with risk factors for neonatal infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Several factors increase the risk of serious infection in term newborn infants, for example, the presence in the birth canal of a bacterium that causes infection in the newborn (group B streptococcus), rupture of membranes more than a day before deliver...
Date:   Jul 2004
Title:   Antibiotic regimens for suspected early neonatal sepsis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Antibiotics for newborn infants that might have blood infections when aged less than 48 hours. Blood infection (sepsis) can make newborn infants seriously ill or even kill them. Sepsis in newborns less than 48 hours old is called early neonatal sepsis. ...
Date:   Jun 2004
Title:   Topical umbilical cord care at birth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The umbilical cord connects the baby to its food and oxygen supply in the womb, and is clamped and cut at birth. The cord stump dries, shrivels and becomes black before falling off the baby's belly button, five to 15 days after birth. Without proper c...
Date:   May 2004
Title:   Intramuscular penicillin for the prevention of early onset group B streptococcal infection in newborn infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence to know whether giving antibiotics as a routine to new born babies reduces group B streptococcus infection in the first week of life. Group-B Streptococcus (GBS) is a common bacteria which can be passed from the mother to the newborn...
Date:   Jan 2004
Title:   Vancomycin for prophylaxis against sepsis in preterm neonates
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This means they are at high risk of sepsis (life-threatening bacterial infection). The most common bacteria causing sepsis in neonatal intensive care are coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS). One way of trying to prevent CoNS infection is by infusi...
Date:   Oct 2003
Title:   Antibiotics for ureaplasma in the vagina in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Insufficient evidence to show that giving antibiotics to women with ureaplasma in the vagina makes a difference in preventing preterm birth....
Date:   Oct 2003
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