Multi-modal approach to prophylaxis of necrotizing enterocolitis: Clinical report and review of literature

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 573-580

  Schmolzer, G ^a   Urlesberger, B ^a   Haim, Michaela ^a   Kutschera, J ^a   Pichler, G ^a   Ritschl, E ^a   Resch, B ^a   Reiterer, F ^a   Muller W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INDOMETACIN; NYSTATIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INTESTINE RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECROTIZING ENTERITIS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BREAST FEEDING; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745591400     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1709-5     Document Type: Article

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