Prolonged early antibiotic use and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very low birth weight infants.

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The objective of the article is to determine if > 48 hours of antibiotic treatment during the 1st week of life is associated with subsequent isolation of bacteria from the endotracheal tube (ETT), and an increased risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am J Perinatol

Title: American journal of perinatology

Publisher: Thieme Publishing Group

ISSN (Electronic): 1098-8785

ISSN (Print): 0735-1631

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2015

Volume: 32

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Department of Neonatology, Chester County Hospital, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

[2 ] Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware.

[3 ] Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University, New York.

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DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1373844

PubMed ID: 24792766

SO-VID: 86a9b196-2c93-4d90-8111-aa8c2f59c091

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