Clinical trials in neonatal sepsis.
J Antimicrob Chemother
; 68(12): 2733-45, 2013 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23904558
ABSTRACT
Antibiotic licensing studies remain a problem in neonates. The classical adult clinical syndrome-based licensing studies do not apply to neonates, where sepsis is the most common infection. The main obstacle to conducting neonatal antibiotic trials is a lack of consensus on the definition of neonatal sepsis itself and the selection of appropriate endpoints. This article describes the difficulties of the clinical and laboratory definitions of neonatal sepsis and reviews the varying designs of previous neonatal sepsis trials. The optimal design of future trials of new antibiotics will need to be based on pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic parameters, combined with adequately powered clinical studies to determine safety and efficacy.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Clinical Trials as Topic
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Sepsis
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Limits:
Humans
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
J Antimicrob Chemother
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
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