The role of the intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 69-75

  Grishin, Anatoly ^a   Papillon, Stephanie ^a   Bell, Brandon ^a   Wang, Jin ^a   Ford, Henri R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Necrotizing enterocolitis; Neonatal gut microbiota; Opportunistic pathogens; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

ACIDAMINOCOCCACEAE; ARTICLE; BACILLACEAE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTEROIDACEAE; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; CLOSTRIDIACEAE; CORIOBACTERIACEAE; CORYNEBACTERIACEAE; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCACEAE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLACEAE; LEUCONOSTOCACEAE; MORAXELLACEAE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PASTEURELLACEAE; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE; STREPTOCOCCACEAE;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTESTINES; METAGENOME;

EID: 84876696987     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: 15329453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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