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Does maternal chorioamnionitis have to equal antibiotics in an asymptomatic infant?

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Question: In late preterm and term asymptomatic infants exposed to clinical chorioamnionitis, is an alternative approach to starting antibiotics based on clinical observation and laboratory data safe and effective in reducing antibiotic exposure and length of stay?

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The Journal Club is a collaboration between the American Academy of Pediatrics–Section of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine and the International Society for Evidence-Based Neonatology (EBNEO.org).

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Dara Azuma

  2. Division of Newborn Medicine, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

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  3. Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

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Azuma, D., Boulais, J. Does maternal chorioamnionitis have to equal antibiotics in an asymptomatic infant?. J Perinatol 38, 778–780 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-018-0141-8

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