Antibiotics and Babies

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Reviewed August 2008

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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:   Feb 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:   Three small trials of 271 babies were included in this review. The results of these studies show that it is possible to reduce the chance of serious blood infection occurring, but that almost 10 babies need to be given preventive antibiotics to avoid on...
Date:   Sep 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:   Sick newborn babies occasionally require the insertion of an umbilical artery catheter [a special drip that goes into the artery in the umbilicus (belly button)]. This allows fluid and medicines to be given and blood tests to be taken. Some people belie...
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:   Newborn babies occasionally require a tube in the windpipe to help them breathe. The use of a breathing may cause the baby to develop an infection and become sick. Some people believe that antibiotics should be given to all babies with breathing tubes i...
Date:   Mar 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:   Bacteria are normally present in the birth canal and are useful in maintaining the health of the vagina. However, if the numbers of abnormal bacteria increase, this may cause an unpleasant discharge and may cause some babies to be born too early. The re...
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Antibiotic regimens for suspected late onset sepsis in newborn infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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 sepsis; it is usually caused by bacteria, and sometimes by fungal infection. Doctors often give an...
Date:   Mar 2005
Title:   Pneumococcal disease: what you need to know
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Pneumococcal disease refers to illness caused by infection with the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (sometimes shortened to Strep. pneumoniae).
Date:   Jan 2005
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:   Intraventricular antibiotics for bacterial meningitis in neonates
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Only one trial was identified. In this trial enrolling infants with gram negative meningitis and ventriculitis, the use of intraventricular antibiotics in addition to intravenous antibiotics resulted in a 3 fold increased risk for mortality compared to ...
Date:   Jun 2004
Title:   Antibiotic regimens for suspected early neonatal sepsis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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. It is usually caused by bacteria passed from the mother. Doctors often give antibiotics if they...
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:   Group-B Streptococcus (GBS) is a common bacteria which can be passed from the mother to the newborn and can lead to infection in the first week of life (neonatal Early Onset Group-B Streptococcal Disease or EOGBSD). Although rare, (approximately one per...
Date:   Jan 2004
Title:   Antibiotics for ureaplasma in the vagina in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ureaplasmas are normal flora in the vagina of many women. In some women high levels of ureaplasma in the vagina may have a role in pregnancy complications and or contribute to babies being born too early (preterm birth). These babies can have serious he...
Date:   Oct 2003
Title:   Erythromycin for the prevention of chronic lung disease in intubated preterm infants at risk for, or colonized or infected with Ureaplasma urealyticum
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Chronic lung disease (CLD) is a major health risk often faced by preterm babies on ventilation (machine-assisted breathing). Ureaplasma urealyticum is a common type of infection that may be one of the causes of CLD, although this has not been proven. Er...
Date:   Jun 2003
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:   May 2003
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 thei...
Date:   Jan 2003
Title:   Prophylactic antibiotics for inhibiting preterm labour with intact membranes
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Premature babies can have a range of complications which often require admission to a neonatal intensive care unit. Some of these complications are so severe that they result in disability or death in the early weeks, and sometimes disability later on i...
Date:   Aug 2002
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:   Feb 2002
Title:   Oral thrush
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Thrush can develop anywhere in the body, but one of the more common areas is the mouth.
Date:   Mar 2001
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