Hypothesis: Inappropriate colonization of the premature intestine can cause neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis

FASEB Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1398-1403

  Claud, Erika C ^a   Walker, W Allan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intestinal inflammation; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BREAST MILK; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; MORBIDITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; ENTEROCYTES; FOOD; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; MILK, HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035007355     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.00-0833hyp     Document Type: Article

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