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Can neonates delivered to mothers with risk factors for infection be managed without antibiotics?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Neonates delivered to mothers with risk factors for infection
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/01/011560
Lead Sponsor
Banaras Hindu University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
126
Inclusion Criteria

All the following criteria must be met:

1. Gestational age of 34 weeks or more

2. Delivered to mothers with risk factors for sepsis, namely, leaking per vagina >18 hours or foul smelling liquor or intrapartum maternal fever

3. Asymptomatic

4. Able to feed orally

Exclusion Criteria

1. Positive pressure ventilation for more than one minute in delivery room

2. Surgical conditions and major congenital anaomalies

3. Failure to obtain consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Development of sepsisTimepoint: at 3 days of age
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse effects of therapyTimepoint: at 7 days of age;Development of sepsisTimepoint: at 7 days and 1 month of age
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