Intestinal microbiota and its relationship with necrotizing enterocolitis

Pediatric Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 232-238

  Patel, Ravi Mangal ^a,b   Denning, Patricia W ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; COMMENSAL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BREAST FEEDING; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINES; MILK, HUMAN; PREBIOTICS; PREGNANCY; PROBIOTICS; RISK FACTORS; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 84939541321     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pr.2015.97     Document Type: Review

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