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Antimicrobial

Newer Antibiotics: Need for More Studies in Neonates and Children

Keywords : New antibiotics, Pediatric population, Resistance

Citation Information : Newer Antibiotics: Need for More Studies in Neonates and Children. Pediatr Inf Dis 2019; 1 (4):164-168.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1212

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-10-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2019; The Author(s).


Abstract

This article reviews few trials assessing the use of newer antibiotics in the neonates and children. Published data show that more studies are conducted in the adult population (50 times) when compared to children with respect to the testing of newer antibiotics. The figures are approximately 177 and 580 times more as compared to neonatal and preterm babies, respectively. Although there is paucity of data in the pediatric domain, carbavance (meropenem + vaborbactam) and solithromycin deserve special mention, as they are currently being used in pediatric clinical trials.


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