High rates of "Watch" and "Reserve" class antibiotics used to treat infections in neonates and infants in Southeast Asia
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Baltimore, Md. : Williams & Wilkins
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We evaluated antibiotic prescribing practices for neonates and infants hospitalized with infections in resource-constrained healthcare settings, where antimicrobial resistance is responsible for significant neonatal morbidity and mortality. A point prevalence survey of 667 admitted infants across 10 clinical sites in Southeast Asia revealed a total of 405 antibiotics were prescribed to 218 infants, with high use of World Health Organization-classified "Watch," "Reserve" and "Not Recommended" antibiotics.
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Harrison, M. L., Dickson, B. F. R., Villanueva-Uy, M. E. T., Putri, N. D., Adrizain, R., Kartina, L., Gunaratna, G. P. S., Chandrasiri, N. S., Tran, H. T., Nguyen, H. X., Fong, S. M., Kasahara, E. S., Le, C. H. M., Soekardja, D., Husada, D., Hong, N. B., & Williams, P. C. M. (2025). High rates of “Watch” and “Reserve” class antibiotics used to treat infections in neonates and infants in Southeast Asia. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 44(4), e113–e116. https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004614