co-amoxiclav significantly increased the proportion of babies with necrotizing enterocolitis compared with placebo

Yes I found this somewhere on the net so thought to discuss this over here, comments from doctors and other members invited.

co-amoxiclav significantly increased the proportion of babies with necrotizing enterocolitis compared with placebo

this is a fact stated in none other than the british medical journal.this is the refernce if u wud be intersted in checking it out:
References
Kenyon S, Boulvain M. Antibiotics for preterm premature rupture of membranes. In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2006. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Search date 2003; primary source Cochrane Pregnancy Childbirth Group Trials Register and 2002; Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.
Fuhr NA, Becker C, vanBaalen A, et al. Antibiotic therapy for preterm premature rupture of membranes – results of a multicenter study. J Perinat Med 2006;34:203–206. [PubMed]
Kenyon SL, Taylor DJ, Tarnow-Mordi W. Broad-spectrum antibiotics for preterm, prelabour rupture of fetal membranes: the ORACLE I randomised trial. Lancet 2001;357:979–988. [PubMed]

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