The intestinal bacterial colonisation in preterm infants: A review of the literature

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 361-368

  Westerbeek, Elisabeth A M ^a   van den Berg, Anemone ^a   Lafeber, Harrie N ^a   Knol, Jan ^b   Fetter, Willem P F ^a   van Elburg, Ruurd M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NUMICO RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Enteral nutrition; Infant, very low birth weight; Intestinal bacterial colonisation; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY INTAKE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BREAST FEEDING; CLOSTRIDIUM; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTESTINES; KLEBSIELLA; LACTOBACILLUS; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 33744940012     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2006.03.002     Document Type: Review

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