Necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants and newborns

Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 233-242

  Mller, M J ^a   Paul, T ^a   Seeliger, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b St Elisabeth Children's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

breast milk; lactoferrin; Necrotizing enterocolitis; peritoneal drainage; probiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; LACTOFERRIN;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEEDING DIFFICULTY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINAL FAILURE; INTESTINE RESECTION; INTESTINE STENOSIS; MENINGITIS; MILK BANK; MODIFIED BELL CLASSIFICATION; MORTALITY RATE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERITONITIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROCEDURES; SEPSIS;

BREAST FEEDING; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; LACTOFERRIN; PROBIOTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84988448081     PISSN: 19345798     EISSN: 18784429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NPM-16915130     Document Type: Review

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