Monthly Archives: March 2020

Linezolid seems safe for preterms, probably

Posted on 5 March 2020 by Keith Barrington

A few years ago we started having difficulty clearing Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal (CoNS) sepsis from the blood cultures of some babies in our NICU, children with CoNS also seemed to be sicker, and to more often have thrombocytopenia. It was at … Continue reading →

Posted in Neonatal Research | Tagged antibiotics, long term outcomes, Sepsis | 1 Comment

What to do about early postnatal steroids?

Posted on 3 March 2020 by Keith Barrington

Steroid metabolism in the very immature infant is… immature. Adrenal function is still developing in the fetus between 20 and 26 weeks, and a source of precursors from the placenta is important, but obviously disappears at delivery. Very preterm babies … Continue reading →