The appropriateness of combination therapy for infections caused by gram-negative ... combination therapy versus monotherapy for gram-negative bacilli conflict with the common practice of use ...

Methods Prospective surveillance study. Results There were 159 episodes of sepsis (81 urban and 77 rural) affecting 158 babies. Gram negative bacilli caused 117 infections (68%) and predominated at ...

Gram negative bacilli predominate in the first week of life ... Where there is strong evidence of staphylococcal infection (skin pustules, cellulitis, umbilical cord infection, pneumatocoeles, or ...