Pathophysiology and current management of necrotizing enterocolitis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 489-497

  Kasivajjula, Himabindu ^a   Maheshwari, Akhil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

NEC; Pathophysiology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LACTOFERRIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RECOMBINANT CYTOKINE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH FACTOR;

BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENTERIC FEEDING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE NECROSIS; MORBIDITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; STOMACH MUCOSA INJURY; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; NEWBORN;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 84902257459     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-014-1388-5     Document Type: Review

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