Should clinical suspicion shift to ampicillin resistance organisms in certain preterm premature rupture of membranes scenarios?: Case of early‐onset sepsis caused by E coli

Abstract

Abstract This case highlights the importance antibiotic stewardship, including reexamining current regimens use for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis, which may be accountable for the shift in organism responsible for some cases of early‐onset sepsis.

Keywords

• ampicillin‐resistant
• E coli
• early‐onset sepsis
• intrapartum antibiotics