Intestinal flora in the neonate: Impact on morbidity and therapeutic perspectives;Acquisition de la flore intestinale neonatale: Role sur la morbidite et perspectives therapeutiques

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 644-653

  Langhendries, J P ^a   Paquay, T ^a   Hannon, M ^b   Darimont, J ^b  

^a Centre Néonatal   (Belgium)

^b Clinique Saint Joseph   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bifidobacterium; Infant, newborn; Intestinal, large; Intestinal, small

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BREAST FEEDING; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; LARGE INTESTINE; NEWBORN INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032102142     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(98)80172-3     Document Type: Article

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