Impact of early antibiotic exposure on the risk of colonization with potential pathogens in very preterm infants: a retrospective cohort analysis.

Caren BubserJan LieseLina Maria Serna-HiguitaAndreas MüllerMatthias VochemJörg ArandUlrich KarckMaximilian GrossChristian F PoetsChristoph HärtelMichael ZemlinChristian GilleNatascha Köstlin-Gille

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2022)

Early antibiotic exposure did not impact the risk for colonization with MDRO or highly epidemic pathogens in preterm infants. Further studies are needed to identify risk factors for the acquisition of MDRO and highly epidemic pathogens and potential associations with long-term outcome.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
gram negative
low birth weight
antimicrobial resistance
multidrug resistant
case control
climate change