Intestinal flora in very low-birth weight infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1762-1767

  Björkström, Markus V ^a   Hall, Lina ^b   Söderlund, Stina ^a   Håkansson, Eva Grahn ^b   Håkansson, Stellan ^a   Domellöf, Magnus ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Feacal calprotectin; Infant; Intestinal flora; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CALGRANULIN; CEFOTAXIME; CLOXACILLIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTERITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANDIDA; CATALASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FECES; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTESTINES; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOSE; LEUKOCYTE L1 ANTIGEN COMPLEX; LINEAR MODELS; MALE;

EID: 70350514047     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01471.x     Document Type: Article

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