Pathogenesis and prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-189

  Morgan, Jessie A ^a   Young, Lauren ^a   McGuire, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

feeding; growth restriction; necrotising enterocolitis; preterm; probiotics

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ARGININE; GLUTAMINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LACTOFERRIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH ACID; VIRUS INFECTION;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREBIOTICS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 79955521964     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e328345d5b5     Document Type: Article

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