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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 82:F1-F2 doi:10.1136/fn.82.1.F1
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Rationing antibiotic use in neonatal units

Table 1

Recommended antibiotic regimens for empiric treatment of suspected late onset sepsis (with normal CSF)

Situation Antibiotic regimen
No MRSA on unit Flucloxacillin and gentamicin
Risk of MRSA Vancomycin and gentamicin
ESBL outbreak Imipenem or meropenem

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