Use of ranitidine is associated with infections in newborns hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit: a cohort study

Use of ranitidine is associated with infections in newborns hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit: a cohort study

Abstract Background The inhibition of gastric acid secretion with ranitidine is frequently prescribed off-label to newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Some studies show that the use of inhibitors of gastric acid secretion (IGAS) may predispose to infections and necrotising ent...

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Main Authors: Ruth N. S. Santana, Victor S. Santos, Ruy F. Ribeiro-Júnior, Marina S. Freire, Maria A. S. Menezes, Rosana Cipolotti, Ricardo Q. Gurgel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ranitidine
Neonates
Infection
Necrotising enterocolitis
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2482-x

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