This talk will discuss the bacteria seen in the NICU and the groups of antibiotics that are used to treat them, differentiating between empiric therapy and directed therapy. The antibiotics covered will be penicillins, cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, macrolides, carbapenems and vancomycin. Antibiotic resistance patterms and possible new therapies will also be discussed.
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1: Identify microorganisms causing early and late-onset infections in the NICU.
Objective 2: Summarize the major classes of antibiotics used in the NICU, including mechanism of action, spectrum of activity, side effects, and resistance patterns.
Objective 3: Describe factors that should be considered when comparing empiric and directed antibiotic therapies for the neonate.
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