Analysis of faecal volatile organic compounds in preterm infants who develop necrotising enterocolitis: A pilot study

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 559-565

  Garner, Catherine E ^a   Ewer, Andrew K ^b   Elasouad, Kalifa ^c   Power, Francis ^a   Greenwood, Rosemary ^a   Ratcliffe, Norman M ^d   Costello, Ben De Lacy ^d   Probert, Chris S ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faeces; NEC; Preterm infants; Volatile organic compounds.

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYLHEXANOL; 2 ETHYLHEXYL ACETIC ESTER; 2,3 BUTANEDIONE; 3 METHYLBUTANOIC ACID ETHYLESTER; 4 HEPTANONE; ACETOIN; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; DECANOIC ACID ETHYLESTER; DODECANOIC ACID ETHYLESTER; HEXADECANOIC ACID ETHYLESTER; HEXANAL; ISOVALERALDEHYDE; PROPANOIC ACID ETHYLESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; ESTERS; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 70350635540     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181a3bfbc     Document Type: Article

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