Intestinal Microbial Ecology in Premature Infants Assessed with Non-Culture-Based Techniques

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-25

  Mshvildadze, Maka ^a,b   Neu, Josef ^b   Shuster, Jonathan ^c   Theriaque, Douglas ^c   Li, Nan ^b   Mai, Volker ^c  

^a Chachava Scientific Research Institute of Perinatal Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Georgia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CITROBACTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; MECONIUM; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOTHER; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROSEQUENCING; RNA SEQUENCE; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; MECONIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 72049101608     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.06.063     Document Type: Article

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