Intervention: Two equal groups received either betamethasone 1mg orally (n = 21; the treatment group) or placebo tablets (n = 21; the placebo group) once a day in the morning for five consecutive ...

Objective To evaluate if postnatal treatment with betamethasone in extremely preterm infants was associated with neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) at 6.5 years of age. Design Prospective cohort ...

Side effects are generally minimal with either kanamycin, neomycin or paromomycin given by mouth. In most cases only a mild to moderate diarrhea is manifested. This is nonspecific, and is ...