Community-acquired Neonatal Pneumonia treatment of choice –: (A) Cefotaxime + Amikacin, (B) Ampicillin + Chloramphenicol, (C) Ampicillin + Gentamicin, (D) Metronidazole + Amikacin
Answer is C. Antibiotic treatment for Neonatal pneumonia should cover the common causative bacteria namely.
E-coli
Staphylococcus Aureus
Klebsiella pneumonie
Antibiotic therapy for neonatal infections

Neonatal pneumonia

Ampicillin + Gentamicin

Neonatal Meningitis

Ampicillin + Gentamicin + Chloramphenicol or
Cefotoxime and gentamycin or
Ampicillin and cefotaxime