prophylactic antibiotics in nicu

[AMIRA]

dear all,
I want no know about the best antibiotic to be given to babies as prophylactic when babies are admitted to the nicu

[Alexander Rakow]

Hello!
I guess there's no such thing as the "best" antibiotic yet, bacterial spectra varies between regions.
We use bensyl-penicillin and gentamycin if we choose to give antibiotics at admission.

[adaniel]

Varies with each units bacteriological flora. we usually start with Penicillin and gentamycin.
Alex Daniel
Al AIn

[shawky2005]

In our NICU we use Ampicillin and Gentamicin as the basic prophylactic antibiotics
If we suspect any infection we do different cultures and decide acccording to the results of the cultures

[junaidmuhib]

As everybody saying there is no such thing as a best antibiotic, it depnds on the bacterial pattern in your unit.
But most of the places using Ampicillin and Gentamicin as this combination covers almost all the usual bacteria.
We r using the same combination. There was an artical in Neonatology today in 2007.
In addition to that antifungal prophylaxis is also recommended.
:)

[Namah_elhouni@yahoo.com]

in our unit we start with ampicillin+ gentamycin,if we suspect any infection .we do septicwork up and shift to third generation cephalosporin.