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Table 5 Most commonly reported associations of drugs with potential renal side effects [2]

From: Pattern of drug use among preterm neonates: results from an Italian neonatal intensive care unit

 

GROUP A

 

GROUP B

 

% (N = 68)

Duration per course, average

% (N = 91)

Duration per course, average

Ampicillin, Amikacin

94,1

1,5

31,9

1,4

Piperacillin, Vancomycin

32,4

1,9

9,9

2,5

Amikacin, Furosemide

20,6

1,6

7,7

1,3

Ampicillin, Furosemide

19,1

1,1

15,4

1,6

Amikacin, Acetaminophen

5,9

1,5

2,2

1,2

Amikacin, Amphotericin B

2,9

1,7

-

-

  1. GROUP A: birth weight ≤ 1000 g; GROUP B: birth weight >1000 g and ≤1500 g