Pathogenesis of NEC: Impact of an altered intestinal microbiome

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 29-35

  Neu, Josef ^a   Pammi, Mohan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intestinal; Microbiome; NEC; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PREBIOTIC AGENT; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

BREAST MILK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSBIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FETUS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; INTESTINE FLORA; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL HOST INTERACTION; MICROVASCULATURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; BREAST FEEDING; EMBRYOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT NUTRITION; INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGY;

BREAST FEEDING; DYSBIOSIS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTESTINES;

EID: 85008190850     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: 1558075X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2016.09.015     Document Type: Review

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