Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases (Dec 2023)
Appropriate use of colistin in neonates, infants and children: Interim guidance
- Vindana Chibabhai,
- Adrie Bekker,
- Marianne Black,
- Despina Demopoulos,
- Angela Dramowski,
- Nicolette M. du Plessis,
- Veshni Pillay-Fuentes Lorente,
- Trusha Nana,
- Helena Rabie,
- Gary Reubenson,
- Reenu Thomas
Affiliations
- Vindana Chibabhai
- Division of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; and Department of Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg
- Adrie Bekker
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
- Marianne Black
- Division of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; and Department of Microbiology, Lancet Laboratories, Johannesburg
- Despina Demopoulos
- Department of Paediatrics, Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Johannesburg
- Angela Dramowski
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
- Nicolette M. du Plessis
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria
- Veshni Pillay-Fuentes Lorente
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
- Trusha Nana
- Division of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; and Department of Microbiology, Lancet Laboratories, Johannesburg
- Helena Rabie
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
- Gary Reubenson
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
- Reenu Thomas
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; and Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Christ Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v38i1.555
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 38,
no. 1
pp. e1 – e14
Abstract
No abstract available.
Keywords
- paediatrics
- neonatology
- microbiology
- infectious diseases
- colistin
- polymyxin
- carbapenem
- extensively drug resistant
- multidrug resistant
- gram-negative
