Current Research on the Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Management of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Neonatology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 423-430

  Eaton, Simon ^a,b   Rees, Clare M ^a,b   Hall, Nigel J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Intestinal microbiota; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Premature infants; Surgery; Toll like receptor 4

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTOFERRIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET THERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENTEROPATHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; INFANT; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ENTERAL NUTRITION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85020292696     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000458462     Document Type: Review

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