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Early switch of intravenous to oral antibiotic therapy in clinically well neonates with a probable bacterial infection is as effective as a full course of intravenous antibiotics therapy

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  • Review of article Keij FM, Kornelisse RF, Hartwig NG, et al. Efficacy and safety of switching from intravenous to oral antibiotics (amoxicillin-clavulanic acid) versus a full course of intravenous antibiotics in neonates with probable bacterial infection (RAIN): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial. Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2022;6:799–809.

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  • Contributors MA wrote the initial paper.CMH revised and edited the manuscript.

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