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ReviewAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Reintroduction of Legacy Antibiotics in Neonatal Sepsis: The Special Role of Fosfomycin and Colistin.

Maria Baltogianni, Niki Dermitzaki, Chrysoula Kosmeri, Anastasios Serbis, Foteini Balomenou, Vasileios Giapros

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Review in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Old drugs, new weapons: current trends in repurposing therapies against antimicrobial resistance.Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Maria BaltogianniNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece.
Niki DermitzakiNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece.
Chrysoula KosmeriDepartment of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1244-375X
Anastasios SerbisDepartment of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5422-3988
Foteini BalomenouNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0967-8673
Vasileios GiaprosNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neonatal sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance is a rapidly growing global problem. A significant proportion of the pathogens that commonly cause neonatal sepsis are resistant to multiple antibiotics. Therefore, for the empirical treatment of neonatal sepsis, the repurposing of older antibiotics that are effective against multidrug-resistant pathogens is being investigated. This review aims to provide an overview of current research and experience using the repurposed antibiotics colistin and fosfomycin for the empirical treatment of neonatal sepsis. Based on current knowledge, colistin and fosfomycin may be potentially helpful for the empirical treatment of sepsis in neonates due to their efficacy against a wide range of pathogens and acceptable safety profile.

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antimicrobial resistancecolistinfosfomycinneonatal sepsisrepurposed antibiotics

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PMID38667009
PMCPMC11047481

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