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Table 1 Ophthalmia neonatorum prophylaxis: drugs used in the nurseries of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, during 2000 and 2003

From: The impact of national and international guidelines on newborn care in the nurseries of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Italy

Year of survey

2000

2003

Drug

N. nurseries

N. newborns

%

N. nurseries

N. newborns

%

Tobramycin

12

15,168

47.2

17

20,879

55.8

Cloramphenicol

7

5,457

17.0

8

6,720

18.0

Gentamicin

6

3,816

11.8

7

7,301

19.5

Clortetraciclyne

3

3,614

11.1

-

-

-

Other

4

4,129

12.9

2

2,514

6.7

Total

32

32,104

100.0

34

37,414

100.0

Data not available

1

412

1.3