The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 5 , Pages 600-605 , May 2006

Efficacy of oral erythromycin for treatment of feeding intolerance in preterm infants

  • Pracha Nuntnarumit, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakarinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Pracha Nuntnarumit, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Rama VI, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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  • Pakaphan Kiatchoosakun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakarinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
    • ,
  • Wacharee Tantiprapa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakarinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
    • ,
  • Suppawat Boonkasidecha, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakarinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand

Received 18 June 2005 ,Revised 3 November 2005 ,Accepted 7 December 2005.

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 Supported by the Ramathibodi Fund (grant 46018).

 The medication (erythromycin ethyl succinate) and placebo used in this study were provided by Siam Pharmaceutical Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand, which had no involvement in any aspect of the study, including study design; data collection, analysis, and interpretation; manuscript preparation; and the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The first author wrote the first draft of the manuscript; no grant or other form of payment was received by anyone involved in manuscript preparation.

PII: S0022-3476(05)01187-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.12.026

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 5 , Pages 600-605 , May 2006

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