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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2004;89:F187 doi:10.1136/adc.2002.022731
  • LETTER

Neonatal necrotising enterocolitis and perinatal exposure to co-amoxyclav

  1. A Al-Sabbagh,
  2. S Moss,
  3. N Subhedar
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Subhedar
    NICU, Liverpool Women’s Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK; nvsubhedar_lwh{at}yahoo.com

    Two recent studies have reported an association between antenatal exposure to co-amoxyclav, either alone or in combination with erythromycin, and neonatal necrotising enterocolitis (NEC).1,2 Based on the analyses of secondary outcomes in these studies, the authors raised concerns about the use of co-amoxyclav antenatally and recommended further investigation of its use in the neonatal …

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