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The guidelines recommend penicillin and gentamycin as the first line empirical antibiotic therapy for neonatal infections. Amikacin should be used if gentamycin resistance is present. For Klebsiella infections, cefepime is recommended over 3rd generation cephalosporins due to transferable resistance, and ceftazidime may also be effective against Klebsiella in some cases. The most effective antibiotics against Klebsiella are 2nd or 3rd generation cephalosporins, amikacin, azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, or mero
- Author
- Osama Shaheen
- Language
- EN