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Intravenous Colistimethate Sodium in Neonatal Sepsis

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The authors thank Dr. Nilanjana Gosh, Department of Community Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Sushruta Nagar, West Bengal, India, for helping in statistical analysis.

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SSN was responsible for conception of the study, acquisition of data and drafting the manuscript. AD was responsible for design of the study, acquisition of data and revising the manuscript for important intellectual content. PM was responsible for analysis and interpretation of data, literature search, and revising the manuscript for important intellectual content. RM was responsible for collection of data and drafting the manuscript. MC was responsible for revising the manuscript critically, and for overall guidance. All the authors approved the version to be published and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Sushruta Nagar, 734012, West Bengal, India

    Shankha Subhra Nag, Abhijit Dutta, Rahul Majumdar & Mridula Chatterjee

  2. Department of Pathology, North Bengal Medical College, Sushruta Nagar, West Bengal, India

    Piyali Mitra

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Nag, S.S., Dutta, A., Mitra, P. et al. Intravenous Colistimethate Sodium in Neonatal Sepsis. Indian J Pediatr 83, 864–865 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2033-2

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