Antibiotics

The PediCAP trial team is pleased to announce the successful completion of a series of dissemination meetings aimed at sharing trial results with key stakeholders in Mozambique. These meetings targeted a diverse audience,

The PediCAP project, dedicated to investigating antibiotic therapy for severe and very severe childhood community-acquired pneumonia, actively participated in the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) forum held in France from Nov 7-10,

NeoVanc, a European trial featured in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, has published the findings of the largest neonatal vancomycin efficacy trial ever conducted.

Padova – Italy, November  27th 2021

NeoVanc, a European trial featured in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, has published the findings of the largest neonatal vancomycin efficacy trial ever conducted:

• No clear benefit was seen with the use of an optimised short (5±1 day) course of vancomycin,

WHO has launched a public call for comments on the draft of WHO Essential Medicines List Antibiotic Book.

The book provides guidance on the prescribing and use of the antibiotics on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for over 30 common infections in both the community and hospital setting for children and adults. 

The second trial in neonatal sepsis sponsored by Penta is now in its final stretch towards completion. This trial is part of the NeoVanc project, which aimed to analyze the adaptability of an off-label medicine,

There is an urgent global need for more child-friendly antibiotic formulations. Our collaborator Prof. Mike Sharland, together with GARDP and St. George’s, University of London researchers have just published a new paper in the WHO Bulletin investigating international antibiotic sales data of child-appropriate oral formulations of antibiotics,

Today, 18th of November, is European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EADD), that marks the start of the World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW). WAAW aims to increase global awareness of antibiotic resistance,

We are delighted to see an article on children’s antibiotics, co-authored by GARDP R&D Director, Dr Seamus O’Brien, Penta’s Chief Scientific Officer, Prof. Theo Zakoutlis and Prof.

On Tuesday 24th September, the Infection Prevention Disease Society event IP2019 in Liverpool will host the one-day conference: Infection Prevention in Paediatrics: ‘Hand in Hand’- working together for children.

We are pleased to celebrate the milestone achievement of the randomisation of 200 participants in the NeoVanc project. Congratulations to all the NeoVanc team!